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Shorea contorta S.Vidal.

Family: Dipterocarpaceae

Other name: anas, apait, kakulau, (Ilk.) hagit (Bik.), malaanonang (Tag.)

Description: A  large tree reaching up to 50 meters high. It is common and widely distributed in provinces in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao in lowland forests. Classified as 'Critically Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2010.

Uses: Wood is used for general construction furniture and cabinet making, boat planking, mining timbers, and papermaking. It is also used to make boxes, crates, utensils, and veneer plywood.

TSAANG-GUBAT

Family: Ehretiaceae

Other name: itsa (Ilk.), forest tea (Engl.),  mara-mara (Bis)

Description: A very branched shrub grows up to 4 meters high. Commonly found in Northern Luzon, Palawan and Mindanao grows in secondary forests at low to medium altitudes.

Uses: Leaves are used as tea. Fruits are edible.

 

TOOG

Family: Lecythidaceae

Other name: Philippine rosewood (Engl.),  magtalisai (Phil.)

Description: Toog is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 30 meters or more high. Dense in primary lowland forests. Endemic in Mindanao, Leyte, Samar, Negros, Masbate and surrounding islands.

Uses: Seeds are edible. Leaves are used to treat skin rashes.  Wood is used for beams, joists, rafters; posts above stumps; flooring, sheathing, ceiling; furniture and cabinetworks.

 

TANGUILE

Family: Dipterocarpaceae

Other name: malagiso (Tag), balagayan (Mangyan)

Description: A large tree up to 50 meters high, endemic to the Philippines.

Uses: Wood is used for furniture, panelling, joinery, furniture, cabinet work, carpentry, flooring, stairs, boxes and crates, veneer and ship building.