Livistona saribus (Lour.) Merr. ex. A. Chev popularly known as Tarau is the Makiling Botanic Gardens Plant of the Month for August 2018. Tarau belongs to family Arecaceae widely distributed in Southern China, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Philippines. Its leaves are larger than Anahaw and are very good …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens presents “Pandakaki” as the Plant of the Month for July 2018. Tabernaemontana pandacaqui Poir, popularly known as pandakaki belongs to family Apocynaceae. It is also known as kampupot with banana bush as its English name. Pandakaki is a traditional medicine that can cure eczema, skin lesions, erectile dysfunction, fever, pain, …
In celebration of MCME’s 20th Year Anniversary, planting of edible, fruit bearing forest trees was done on 25th of June 2018 at the Fructus area of the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG). Before the main event, a short program was held, started with welcome remarks from the Deputy Director of MCME, …
On 11 June 2018, the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) headed by For. Nicasio M. Balahadia, Head of the Social Forestry Division (SFD) of MCME and Project Leader of the project entitled: “An Indigenous Tree-Based Agroforestry Development Program in Mount Bulalo” conducted a seminar on “Onsite Integrated Pest and Diseases …
The University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) and the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) will be implementing a new scheme for collection fees for entrance and amenities/facilities in the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) and Mount Makiling Forest Reserve-ASEAN Heritage Park (MMFR-AHP). The new rates will be effective on …
Livistona rotundifolia (Lam.) Mart. popularly known as Anahaw is sometimes called as Round-leaf Fountain Palm. Its leaves are round and looks like a fountain thus, named as such. Anahaw is the Makiling Botanic Gardens’ Plant of the Month for June 2018. It belongs to the family Arecaceae and is native to Southeast Asia. Anahaw …