Native Flora

A Report on Native Flowers in the Philippines

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We included flowering shrubs and trees and made sure they are not under the hardwood categories. We also included flowers that are found on other countries but whose species are endemic to the Philippines. Click here to view our sources.

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YLANG – YLANG (Cananga odorata)

A fast-growing tree of the custard-apple family, Annonaceae; its growth exceeds 5 m (15 ft) per and attains an average height of 12 m (40 ft). It prefers the acidic soils of its native rainforest habitat. The leaves are smooth and glossy, oval, pointed, with wavy margins, and 13–20 cm (5–8 in) long. The flower is drooping, long-stalked, with six narrow, greenish-yellow (rarely pink) petals and known for its fragrant essential oil. The name ylang-ylang is derived from Tagalog either from the word ilang, meaning "wilderness", alluding to its natural habitat, or the word ilang-ilan, meaning "rare", suggestive of its exceptionally delicate scent. The plant is native to the Philippines and Indonesia and is commonly grown in Polynesia, Melanisia,, Micronesia and Comoros Island.

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SAMPAGUITA (Jasminum sambac)Jasminum sambac is a species of jasmine native to South and Southeast Asia. It is a small shrub or vine growing up to 0.5 to 3 m (1.6 to 9.8 ft) in height. It is widely cultivated for its attractive and sweetly fragrant flowers. The flowers are also used for perfumes and for making tea. It is known as the Arabian jasmine in English. It was adopted by the Philippine government as the national flower in 1934 via Proclamation No. 652 issued by American Government-general Frank Murphy. Filipinos string the flowers into leis, corsages, and sometimes crowns. These garlands are available as loose strings of blossoms or as tight clusters of buds, and are commonly sold by child vendors outside churches and near intersections. Sampaguita garlands are usually placed on religious icons, altars, photographs of the deceased, special guests and on occasion, graduating students as a form of bestowing honour, veneration and accolade. Jasminum sambac was the subject of the danza song La Flor de Manila, composed by Dolores Paterno in 1879 at the age of 25. The song was popular during the American Commonwealth period and is now regarded as a romantic classic.

WALING-WALING ( Euanthe sanderiana)

A flower of the orchid family. It is commonly called Waling-waling in the Philippines and is also called Sander's Euanthe, after Henry Frederick Conrad Sander, a noted orchidologist, The orchid is considered to be the "Queen of Philippine flowers" and is worshiped as adiwata by the native Bagobo people. It has two forms, pink and white, also referred to as alba. M. Roebelin discovered the original pink variety in the Philippines in 1881 or 1882. Euanthesanderiana is endemic to Mindanao in the provinces of Davao, Cotabato, and Zamboanga where it is found on the trunks of dipterocarp trees at elevations below 500 meters. Over-collected, the plant is considered rare in nature. It is often used in hybridization. In 2004, there had been a motion in the House of Representatives of the Philippines to declare the "Waling-waling" as the country's national flower, replacing the Sampaguita. In 2013, a bill was passed by the Philippine Senate declaring the Waling-waling as a national flower alongside the Sampaguita.

MedinillaMedinilla is a genus of about 150 species of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, native to tropical regions of the Old World from Africa(two species) east through Madagascar (about 70 species) and southern Asia to the western Pacific Ocean islands. The genus was named after J. de Medinilla, governor of the Mariana Islands in 1820.They are evergreen shrubs or lianas. The leaves are opposite or whorled, or alternate in some species. The flowers are white or pink, produced in large panicles.

MedinillaList of Medinilla species found only in the Philippines

•Medinilla acuminata•Medinilla astronioides•Medinilla banahaensis Elmer•Medinilla brevipendunculata•Medinilla clemetis•Medinilla congesta•Medinilla cordata•Medinilla cummingii•Medinilla dolichophylla Merr.•Medinilla halconensis•Medinilla involucrata•Medinilla magnifica•Medinilla malindangensis•Medinilla merrillii•Medinilla mindorensis Merr.•Medinilla miniata•Medinilla multiflora•Medinilla mytiformis•Medinilla pycnantha•Medinilla ramiflora•Medinilla scortechinii•Medinilla speciosa•Medinilla venosa

PITCHER PLANT (Nepenthes surigaoensis)

A tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Philippines. It produces some of the largest pitchers in the genus, rivaling those of N. rajahThe species is native to northern and central Mindanao as well as neighboring Dinagat and Samar. Its presence in southern Mindanao is uncertain. It inhabits coastal forest areas on steep slopes at elevations of 0–1100 m above sea level. Nepenthes surigaoensis is closely related to N. merrilliana and was for a long time considered a heterotypic synonym of this species.

Paphiopedilum acmodontum

Endemic to the Philippines as a medium-sized, hot to warm growing terrestrial at elevations up to 1000 meters with distichous, elliptic-oblong, acuminate, minutely tridentate apically leaves that are tesselatedlight and dark green that blooms on an erect, single flowered, to 10" [25 cm] long, sparsely pubescent, green and purple splashed inflorescence with ovate, pubescent floral bracts.

Rafflesia manillanaRafflesia manillana is a parasitic plant species of the genus Rafflesia. It is endemic to the Philippines. They are renowned for having the largest single flowers in the world, reaching up to 91cm in diameter with thick leathery petals. The plants themselves are parasitic and exist inside the host cells of Tetrastigma vine species until they bud. The huge flowers are said to smell of rotting flesh, which could be used to attract flies for pollination.This species was named after the city of Manila. The most recent discussion of the taxonomy of this species can be found in this citationRafflesia panchoana, described in 2007, is considered a heterotypic synonym of R. manillana.

Ardisia

A genus of flowering plants in the family Myrsinaceae (Myrsine family), native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas, Asia, and Australasia. The genus includes about 250 species of small trees, shrubs and sub shrubs growing up to 8 meters (26 ft) tall. Ardisia roma is endemic in the Philippines. It is commonly known as Roman Tagpo .

Rosa

The rosebush Wichura ( Rosa luciae ) is a species of rose placed in the section Synstylae , originally from Asia Eastern: China ( Fujian ,Guangdong, Guangxi , Zhejiang ) Taiwan , Japan ( Ryukyu

Islands ), Korea , Philippines .It forms thickets in coastal areas, the sea cliffs, on limestone, up to 500 meters.

Species found only in the Philippines:• Rosa luciae Franch. And Rochbr. ex Crepin• Rosa tranmorrisonensis Hayata• Prumus subglarbra (Merr.) Kalkm• Rubus heterosepalus Merr.

Dillenia

Dillenia is a genus of about 100 species of flowering plants in the family Dilleniaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of southern Asia, Australasia, and the Indian Ocean islands.The genus is named after the German Botanist Johann Jacob Dillenius, and consists of evergreen or semi-evergreen trees and shrubs. The leaves are simple, spirally arranged The flowers are solitary, or in terminal racemes, with five sepals and five petals, numerous stamens and a cluster of 5-20 carpels; they are superficially similar in appearance to Magnolia flowers. Information on the Philippine dillenia or dillenia philippinensis is currently being researched .

Ardisia (Ardisia whitfordii)

An erect shrub, slender tree. Leaves are darker green above and lighter on the underside. Flowers are pale pink to light purple in color. Fruits are round flesh colored with touches of red.Mostly found in Northern Luzon to Palawan, Visayas, Mindanao in forests in low or medium altitudes.

Bayag-usa (Voacanga globosa)

A well-shaped tree growing up to 3m. Leaves are dark green in the upper surface and light green on the underside. Prolific flowers are cream-white and showy. Occasionally, fruits are formed which are brown and in pairs and resembling the male parts of a deer. Found in the Luzon areas.

Cerbera (Cerbera manghas)

An erect shrub-small tree with stout and terete branches. Leaves are clustered around ends, average blades 15cm longx5cm wide. Inflorescence is terminal and often as long as the foliage. Flowers are white and showy.Found throughout the Philippines. It may also be found in India, China, Malaya. Lives along sea coast or swampy areas.

Aunasin (Ardisia pyramidalis)

A shrub-small tree, up to 5m tall and less than 10cm in diameter. Inflorescence is pyramidal in shape. Flowers are small, pink-red in dense clusters. Fruits are round,redturning black. Found in the areas of Luzon

Potat(Barringtonia racemosa)

A straggling tree reaching a height of 10m or more. Inflorescence racemes are drooping, 20-60cm long. Flowers are white or pink. Fruit ovoid-oblong, 5-7cm by 3-4cm. Pericarpis leathery, green, or purplish. Widely distributed in the Philippines. Marginal inland species near the seashore. On banks of tidal rivers and creeks by muddy ditches in rice fields.

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Sources

Videos

• Flowers of the Philippines (slide show) http://youtu.be/NG0f5LDGVZU

• Floral Float Parade ("Pamulak") - Kadayawan2010 SLIDESHOW

http://youtu.be/uPx_RWVm7KE

Articles and Images• Details for Threatened Plants of the

Philippines : a preliminary assessment http://www.pawb.gov.ph/index.php?option=com

_docman&task=doc_details&gid=218&Itemid=235

• CAINTA PLANT NURSERY - Philippine Indigenous Plants

• HTTP://CAINTAPLANTNURSERY.COM/OUR-PRODUCTS/PHILIPPINE-INDIGENOUS-PLANTS/

• NATIVE FLOWERS OF THE PHILIPPINES http://www.articledashboard.com/Article/Native-Flowers-Of-The-Philippines/797492

• OTHER INFORMATION:– WIKIPEDIA.COM

– GOOGLE.COM

– GOOGLEIMAGE.COM

– HTTP://WWW.MYCHATTED.COM/NATIVE-FLOWERS-IN-THE-PHILIPPINES-63792.HTML