YAKAL-MALIBATO

Shorea malibato Foxw.

Family: Dipterocarpaceae

Other name: guisok madlao(Leyte), guisok amarillo (Camarines Provinces)

Description:A large tree . Endemic in Leyte, Camarines Provinces, Quezon, Agusan del Norte and Zamboanga common in lowland primary forests.

Conservation status: Critically Endangered (DAO 2017-11) 

Uses: Wood is a high grade timber used as balau.