AGOHO













Family: Casuarinaceae

Other name: agoko (Pang.), malabohok (Bis.) iron wood (Engl.)

Description:  A large, evergreen tree. Bole straight reaching up to  20 meters high. 
Native and distributed throughout the Philippines.


Uses: Bark decoction used as diuretic. Wood is hard and heavy and good for fuel. Bark is source of dye, tannin and  paper pulp.