NARRA

Pterocarpus indicus Willd.

Family: Fabaceae

Other name: asana (Tag.), daitanag (Pamp.), rosewood (Engl.)

Uses: Highly preferred for furniture making. Young leaves used to treat boils, prickly heat and ulcers.

Description: A large deciduous tree grows up to 30 meters high or more. It is widely distributed throughout South East Asia and the Pacific at an elevation of up to 600 meters. It is classified as Vulnerable in IUCN Red List of threatened species.

Provincial Bamboo Farm

The Provincial Bamboo Park is located at Barangay Hanawan, Ocampo, Camarines Sur. It is 13 hectares wide with 1 kilometer trail traversing the farm. At present, the farm is home to 15 different bamboo species. The farm continuously collects and produces different indigenous species. When the produced seedlings are already in plantable sizes, these are released and planted in rehabilitation areas around the province under the El Verde Program. 

Bamboo Species

BLACK BAMBOO
Phyllustachys nigra (Lodd) Munro

Other name: kuro-chiku (Japan)

Uses:  Internally used in treatment of fever, vomiting & nosebleeds. The juice of the stem is antipyretic, antitussive,  expectorant and a sedative.

Culms are used in making furnitures, musical instruments and
handicrafts  and as an ornamental.

BUDDHA BELLY
Bambusa ventricosa McClure

Uses: Commonly used as ornamental (used as vertical line element in the garden). Known to be the bamboo-of-the-highest calling.

DWARF BAMBOO

Arundinaria pygmaea (Miq.) Mitf

Other name:pygmy bamboo (English), ke-oroshima–chiku (Japanese)

Uses: A. pygmaea is an aggressive running ground cover. It is also good for holding soil and controlling erosion.

YELLOW BUHO

Schizostachyum brachycladum Kurz

Other names: buhong dilaw (Philippines); phai por (Thailand); buluh lemang (Indonesia); buloh lemang (Malaysia)

Uses: Cultivated for ornamental purposes.

KAWAYANG KILING (green)

Bambusa vulgaris Schrad.

Other name: bamboo ampel (Indonesia); buloh kuning (Peninsular Malaysia); kawayang kiling (Philippines); wanet (Myanmar); phai luang (Thailand)

Uses: It it used in making boats for masts, rudders, outriggers and boating poles and for fencing.

KAWAYANG DILAW

Bambusa vulgaris Schrad ex Wendl var. striata (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Gamble

Other name: green stripe bamboo, golden/yellow bamboo (English)

Uses: Yellow bamboo is cultivated as an ornamental. Also used for fine handicrafts, pipes for small irrigation and for basketry. Its shoots can be eaten.

BAYOG

Dendrocolomus merrf llfanus (Elm.) Elm.

Other name: bayog (Ibanag, Iloko, Sambali,Tagalog), bayugin (Tagalog), botong (Bisaya, Bicol); butong (Panay,Bisaya); kawayan bayog (Pangasinan)

Uses:

The culms of bayog are used in building construction and furniture and in vehicle shafts or arched poles fitted to the neck of a carabao. The green culms are split and made into ropes. The culms of bayog are also suitable for pulp and paper making.

KAWAYANG TINIK

Bambusa blumeana J.A. and J.H. Schultes

Other name: spiny or thorny bamboo (English); kawayan tinik (Tagalog); marugi (Bikol); phai sisuk (Thailand); fre gai (Vietnam); bambu duri (Indonesia)

Uses:

Young shoots are eaten as a vegetable. The culms are used for construction, basketry, furniture, parquet, concrete reinforcements, chopsticks, hats and toys. It is planted along river banks to prevent soil erosion. Also as windbreaker and fences in farm area.

GIANT BAMBOO

Dendrocalamus giganteus Munro

Other name: giant bamboo (English); bambu betung (Indonesia); buloh betong (Malaysia); Phai-tong (Thailand); Mah tong (Vietnam)

Uses: The culms are used as building material for houses and bridges. The young shoots can be eaten as a vegetable.

Shiroshima-inyo (Japan)

Hibanobambusa tranquillans f. Shiroshima H. Okamura

Use: Ornamental.

Variegated dwarf bamboo

Arundinaria argenteostriata (Regel) Ohwi

Uses: Cultivated/planted for ornamental purposes. Also as ground cover to prevent soil erosion.

RUNNING BAMBOO

Dinochloa dielsiana Pilger

Uses: A decoction of the rhizomes makes a refreshing beverage

BUHO

Schizostachyum lumampao (Blanco) Merrill

Other name: Daso (Bikol)

Uses: The culm is used in making bamboo matting known as “sawali” materials for housing in rural areas. Also commonly used to weave baskets, make fences, spears, fishpens, flutes, handicrafts, construction, plyboo panels and paper pulp.

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References: 

Useful Tropical Plants Database (2022)  

Retrieved from https://tropical.theferns.info

Pelser, P.B., J.F. Barcelona & D.L. Nickrent (eds.). (2011-onwards) Co's Digital Flora of the Philippines. Retrieved from https://www.philippineplants.org

Roxas, C. A. 2012. Handbook on Erect Bamboo Species Found in the Philippines. Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, College, Laguna

TALISAY

Family: Combretaceae

Other name: Indian almond, beach almond (Engl.), lugo (Ilk.), banilak (Pamp.)

Description: Talisay is a large, deciduous tree, reaching a height of 20 to 35 meters high. Found throughout the Philippines along seashores.

Uses: Kernels are edible. Fruit is used as purgative. Leaves used to treat hepatitis, dermatitis and for deworming. Bark decoction is used to treat gonorrhea and stomach cramps. Wood can be used for construction of boats, bridges, crates, planks and water troughs.

PALAWAN MANGCONO

Xanthostemon speciosus Merr.

Family: Myrtaceae