December is the month when we celebrate Christmas. This season is usually represented by the color “RED.” So timely that the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month (POM) for December 2020 is the “red ginger.” Red ginger is scientifically known as Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K. Schum. that belongs …
Santan-Puti is the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month (POM) for November 2020. The “Santan-Puti” or scientifically known as Ixora finlaysoniana Wall ex. G.Don belongs to family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub growing up to 5m high. The entire plant is dried and used as medicine for strength …
The Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) would like to congratulate For. Roberto P. Cereno, concurrent Director of the Training Center for Tropical Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability (TREES) and member of the MCME family for being the new UPLB Vice Chancellor for Community Affairs. Kudos!
Introducing BITAOG (Calophyllum inophyllum L.) from the CLUSIACEAE Family, the first Species of the Month (SOM) featured by the Forests and Watershed Division (FWD) for the month of September 2020. Bitaog is being raised/ produced in the FWD’s Nursery. Bitaog trees can be found within the Mount Makiling Forest Reserve (MMFR) and …
Corazon de Maria is the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month (POM) for October 2020. The “corazon de maria” or scientifically known as Caladium bicolor (Ait.) Vent. belongs to family Araceae. Corazon de Maria contains calcium oxalate crystals that causes formation of kidney stones. High concentration of crystals …
Lithocarpus sulitii Soepadmo also known as “pangnan” is the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month for September 2020. Pangnan belongs to family Fagaceae endemic to the Philippines. Pangnan is an evergreen tree with glabrous leaves. Its male and female flower is separated from one another. This is distinct …