On 25 June 2020, Dr. Rogelio T. Andrada II, Professor at the College of Forestry and Natural Resources (CFNR), University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) and currently the Deputy Director of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) and Head of the Botanic Gardens Park and Ecotourism Division (BGPED) …
Shooting stars is the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month (POM) for June 2020. The “shooting stars” or scientifically known as Hoya multiflora Blume belongs to family Apocynaceae. It is native and generally found in Indonesia, Borneo, Thailand and Philippines. The leaves of the shooting stars are large, …
Phalaenopsis aphrodite Reichb. F. also known as “mariposa” is the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month for May 2020. Mariposa belongs to family Orchidaceae native to Taiwan and the Philippines. Mariposa grows in one main stem and live high up on tree trunks and branches. Its leaves are …
Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq. also known as “lapo-lapo” is the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month for April 2020. Lapo-lapo belongs to family Hernandiaceae with a wide pantropical distribution. It sometimes called or refer to as helicopter tree, whirly tree and stinkwood. TRIVIA: Lapo-lapo exudes sap that can cause …
Salago is the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month (POM) for March 2020. The “salago” or scientifically known as Wikstroemia ovata C.A. Mey belongs to family Thymeliaceae. It is generally found in Borneo and Philippines. The salago is also known as round-leaf salago and bootlace bush. It is a …
