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Hopea philippinensis Dyer.

Family: Dipterocarpaceae

Other name: malatamtam (Albay), Makatayrin (Tag.), Bantaya (Samar-Leyte).

Uses: The wood can be used for light construction, door and window frames, carpentry, flooring, joinery, turnery and veneer

Description:  A small to medium-sized tree grows up to 30 meters high. Found in Southern Luzon, Mindanao and the island of Negros, Panay and Samar. Common in primary evergreen forests on hills in ascending to 500 meters in elevation. Critically Endangered (DAO 2017-11).