Ilang-ilang is the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month (POM) for August 2020. The “ilang-ilang” or scientifically known as Cananga odorata (Lamk.) Hook.f. & Thoms belongs to family Annonaceae. It is native to India, Southeast Asia and Queensland, Australia. It has evergreen leaves and greenish-yellow petals that resembles …
Dracaena angustifolia Roxb. also known as “malasambal” is the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month for July 2020. Malasambal belongs to family Ruscaceae distributed throughout East Asian countries. Malasambal is an evergreen shrub that grow near rivers and streams. It has a long yellowish flower and bears an …
Mount Makiling is still TEMPORARILY CLOSED despite the implementation of the Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ). The University still decided to temporarily closed the Mount Makiling to discourage movement of people inside the University and to reduce the risks that it might cause to everyone. Entry of visitors inside the …
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, …