Casuarina equisetifolia

Family Name: Casuarinaceae

Common Name: Horsetail Tree, Beach She-Oak, South Sea Ironwood, Australian Pine, Horsetail
Casuarina
Plant Origin: Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands
Growth Measurements: 30m to 40m in height, 15m spread
Usage: Coastal, Roadside Tree, Parks & Gardens, Beachfront
Description: Casuarina equisetifolia is an evergreen, dioecious tree with a branched crown.

Clerodendrum quadriloculare
Family Name: Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Common Name: Quezonia, Starburst, Shooting Star
Plant Origin: New Guinea, the Philippines
Growth Measurements: able to grow up to 2 - 5 m tall.
Usage: Parks & Gardens, Small Gardens
Description: Blooming clusters of white tubular flowers among green leaves.

Eucalyptus deglupta
Family Name: Myrtaceae
Common Name: Mindanao Gum, Rainbow Eucalyptus, Rainbow Gum
Plant Origin: Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea
Growth Measurements: 25 m to 40 m in height
Usage: land reclamation, reforestation, and forest enrichment planting.
Description: Grows well in full sun or partial shade and requires water.

Agathis philippinensis
Family Name: Araucariaceae
Common Name: Almaciga or Dayungon
Plant Origin: Philippines, Sulawesi, and Halmahera
Growth Measurements: Greater than 12 inches per year or 12 feet after 10 years.
Usage: fire starter, caulking for boats, smudge for mosquitoes
Description: The tree is used to support areas without adequate crop growth and to replace existing
trees.

Milletia pinnata
Family Name: Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Common Name: Seashore Mempari, Pongam, Indian Beech, Poonga Oil Tree, Karum Tree
Plant Origin: Eastern and Tropical Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands
Growth Measurements: 15 m to 25 m in height
Usage: General, Roadside Tree / Palm, Coastal, Parks & Gardens, Small Gardens, Shade Providing
Tree / Palm
Description: a tree that grows along rocky and sandy shores, and in mangrove forests.
Alstonia scholaris
Family Name: Apocynaceae
Common Name: Indian Pulai, White Cheesewood, Devil Tree, Blackboard Tree, Milkwood Pine, Dita
Bark, Bitter Bark
Plant Origin: Indian subcontinent, Southern China, Indochina, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia,
Papua New Guinea, Tropical Australia
Growth Measurements: 25 m to 40 m in height, 10m in spread
Usage: Roadside Tree / Palm, General, Shade Providing Tree / Palm
Description: Cuttings, seeds, air-layering, and grafting can be used to propagate a Hardy tree to
maturity in 8-10 years.

Pterocarpus indicus
Family Name: Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Common Name: Angsana, Sena, Burmese Rosewood, Philippine Mahogany, Andaman Redwood, Red
Sandalwood, Padouk, Padauk, Narra, Pokok Sena
Plant Origin: India, China, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and Malesia.
Growth Measurements: 40 m in height, 2m in trunk diameter
Usage: Roadside Tree / Palm, Coastal, Shade Providing Tree / Palm
Description: Seeds germinate better when extracted from fruit pods before sowing, and can be
propagated by seeds and stem cutting.

Vitex parviflora
Family Name: Lamiaceae
Common Name: Molave
Plant Origin: Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines
Growth Measurements: medium-sized tree to 30 m in height and 2 m dbh
Usage: Agroforestry, Amenity, Revegetation
Description: Tree sheds leaf in dry season, flowers in rainy season, fruits ripen 5-6 years after
planting.

Cananga odorata
Family Name: Annonaceae
Common Name: Kenanga, Nerian, Ilang Ilang, Ylang Ylang, Kenanga Hutan, Perfume Tree, Cananga,
Kenanga Utan, Chenanga, Nyai
Plant Origin: Malesia to Australia
Growth Measurements: 10 m to 20 m in height
Usage: Roadside Tree / Palm, Parks & Gardens
Description: a fast-growing tree of the custard apple

Murraya paniculata
Family Name: Rutaceae
Common Name: Mock Lime, China Box, Kemuning, Mock Orange, Burmese Boxwood, Chinese Box,
Orange Jasmine, Kemuning Lada, Orange Jessamine
Plant Origin: Southern & Southeast Asia, Northern Australia and New Caledonia
Growth Measurements: 2.5 m to 3.5 m in height
Usage: Hedge / Screening, Topiary, Parks & Gardens
Description: Pinnate leaves with egg-shaped to elliptical or rhombus shaped.

Dillenia philippinensis
Family Name: Dilleniaceae
Common Name: Philippines Simpoh, Katmon
Plant Origin: Philippines
Growth Measurements: able to grow up to about 6 - 15 m tall.
Usage: Parks & Gardens, Small Gardens
Description: The tree is buttress-forming, evergreen, and shade tolerant, with smooth bark, leathery
leaves, and coarsely toothed margins.

Pinus kesiya
Family Name: Pinaceae
Common Name: Khasi pine
Plant Origin: India, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, China, Philippines
Growth Measurements: Grow to mature heights of 100 feet, with trunk up to 3 feet wide.
Usage: boxes, paper pulp, and temporary electric poles
Description: An evergreen coniferous tree with a straight trunk and open, dome-shaped crown that
flattens with age.

Xanthostemon vedugonianus
Family Name: Myrtaceae
Common Name: Mangkono
Plant Origin: Philippines
Growth Measurements: 30ft to 40ft in height, 20 to 36in. in diameter
Usage: Livelihood
Description: Mangkono is an ironwood tree that is difficult to cut down due to its leathery texture
and oval leaves.

Crateva religiosa
Family Name: Capparaceae
Common Name: Dalur, Spider Tree, Sacred Garlic Pear, Temple Plant, Cadat, Marsh Dular,
Plant Origin: Sumatra, Malaya, Borneo
Growth Measurements: 20m in height
Usage: Roadside Tree / Palm
Description: The sacred garlic pear is a flowering tree native to tropical Asia and South Pacific
islands, and grown for fruit in Africa.

Diospyros Blancoi
Family Name: Ebenaceae
Common Name: Butter Fruit, Velvet Persimmon, Velvet Apple, Mabolo
Plant Origin: Philippines
Growth Measurements: 7 m to 15 m in height
Usage: General, Roadside Tree / Palm, Parks & Gardens, Small Gardens, Shade Providing Tree / Palm
Description: It can be propagated by seed or grafting.

Lagerstoemia speciosa
Family Name: Lythraceae
Common Name: Pride of India, Rose of India, Queen's Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle, Crepe Flower,
Queen Flower, Banaba, Pyinma, Bungur Raya, Bungor Raya, Bungor
Plant Origin: Indian Subcontinent, Southern China, Indochina, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia
Growth Measurements: 30 m in height
Usage: Roadside Tree / Palm, General, Flowerbed / Border, Shade Providing Tree / Palm
Description: Remove water-shoots and prune only after leaves are shed to improve tree form.

Instia bijuga
Family Name: Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Common Name: Merbau Ipil, Merbau Ayer, Ipil, Kwila, Kayu Besi
Plant Origin: East Africa, Southern India and Singapore, Southeast Asia to Northern Australia, and
Polynesia
Growth Measurements: 50 m in height
Usage: Coastal, General, Roadside Tree / Palm, Parks & Gardens, Beachfront / Shoreline
Description: It can be propagated by seed

Sandoricum koetjape
Family Name: Meliaceae
Common Name: Sentul, Santol, Sentol, Kechapi, Kecapi, Kelampu, Ketjape, Ketuat, Lolly Fruit,
Ranggu, Red Santol, Yellow Sentol
Plant Origin: Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo, to New Guinea
Growth Measurements: 50 m in height, 1 m trunk diameter
Usage: Roadside Tree / Palm, General, Parks & Gardens, Small Gardens, Coastal, Shade Providing
Tree / Palm
Description: Seeds must be sown immediately to germinate quickly, usually within 16-31 days.

Mangifera monandra
Family Name: Anacardiaceae
Common Name: Mangoes
Plant Origin: Philippines
Growth Measurements: straight bole can be free of branches for 15 - 20 metres, up to 120cm in
diameter and free of buttresses.
Usage: used for interior finish, furniture, and cabinet work.
Description: Tree grows in wet tropical biome and has self-supporting growth form
Dracontomelon Dao
Family Name: Anacardiaceae
Common Name: Argus Pheasant Tree, New Guinea Walnut, Pacific Walnut, Papuan Walnut, Asam
Kuang, Sengkuang, Sekuan, Kueh
Plant Origin: India, South China, Indochina, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
Growth Measurements: 36 m in height, up to 1 m in trunk diameter
Usage: General
Description: Tolerant of waterlogged soils and temporary flooding.