|
Bicol Natural Park
The Bicol Natural Park is a List of protected areas of the Philippines, protected area of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region of southern Luzon. It straddles the mountainous border between the provinces of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur in the northern interior of the Bicol Peninsula. First declared as a national park covering on February 13, 1934, through Proclamation No. 657 of Governor General Frank Murphy, the Bicol National Park was later extended to its present area of through amendments made in Proclamation No. 655 signed by President Manuel Luis Quezon on December 23, 1940. The area was reclassified as a natural park on December 29, 2000, by virtue of Proclamation No. 43 by President Joseph Estrada. Geography The Bicol Natural Park spreads across the Camarines Norte municipalities of Basud, Camarines Norte, Basud and Mercedes, Camarines Norte, Mercedes, and the Camarines Sur municipalities of Sipocot, Camarines Sur, Sipocot and Lupi, Camarines Sur, Lupi. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan-Philippine Highway
The Pan-Philippine Highway, also known as the Maharlika Highway (; ), is a network of roads, expressways, bridges, and ferry services that connect the islands of Luzon, Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao in the Philippines, serving as the country's principal transport backbone. Measuring long excluding sea routes not counted by highway milestones, it is the longest road in the Philippines that forms the country's north–south backbone component of N1 highway (Philippines), National Route 1 (N1) of the Philippine highway network. The entire highway is designated as Asian Highway 26 (AH26) of the Asian Highway Network. The northern terminus of the highway is in front of the Ilocos Norte Provincial Capitol in Laoag and the southern terminus is near the Zamboanga City Hall in Zamboanga City. History The Pan-Philippine Highway System was an infrastructure program of President of the Philippines, President Diosdado Macapagal as a first priority project for the improvement and expansion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lupi, Camarines Sur
Lupi, officially the Municipality of Lupi (; ), is a municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,897 people. Lupi is from Pili and from Manila. History Lupi, in the first district of the province, was branded as a "travelling poblacion" as it had been transferred several times when it was a small settlement during Spanish rule. On October 17, 1726, the Spanish government under the administration of Governor General Marquéz de Torrecampo who was also the titular head of the Diocese of Caceres, issued a decree ''making Lupi a separate town.'' Geography Barangays Lupi is politically subdivided into 38 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. * Alleomar * Bagangan Sr. * Bagong Sikat * Bel-Cruz * Bangon * Barrera Jr. * Barrera Sr. * Belwang * Buenasuerte * Bulawan Jr. * Bulawan Sr. * Cabutagan * Casay * Colacling (Del Rosario) * Cristo Rey * Del Carmen * Haguimit * Halubán (Pigbas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vatica Mangachapoi
''Vatica mangachapoi'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae.Merrill, Elmer Drew. "An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants." An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants. (1923) It is a tree found in the Malesia and Indochina floristic regions: including Brunei, eastern China (Hainan Island), Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende .... References Further reference *Yide, Li. "The Resource and Community Characteristics of Vatica mangachapoi Forest in Jianfengling National Nature Reserve, Hainan Island " Scientia Silvae Sinicae 1 (2006). *Lan, Guo-yu, Wei Chen, and Xiao-fei Zhou. "Community characteristics of Vatica mangachapoi forest of Bawangling in Hainan, South China." Acta Botanica Boreali-Occide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dipterocarpus Validus
''Dipterocarpus validus'' is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae, endemic to Kalimantan, Sabah and the Philippines. The species is common in both primary and secondary forest, often occurring along rivers and in freshwater swamps. It yields wood-oil and is cut for keruing timber. References validus The Fatal Five is a supervillain team of the 30th century in the DC Comics universe. They were created by Jim Shooter and first appeared in '' Adventure Comics'' #352 (1967) as enemies of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Fictional team history The ... Dipterocarps of Borneo Trees of the Philippines Critically endangered flora of Asia {{Dipterocarpaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hopea Foxworthyi
''Hopea foxworthyi'' is an evergreen tree of the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to Sibuyan Island in the Philippines. The species has been designated as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Founded in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the stat ... (IUCN). The survival of this tree in the wild is threatened by widespread harvesting of its wood which is used as construction timber. It grows in primary forest at altitudes up to . References foxworthyi Endemic flora of the Philippines Trees of the Philippines Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer {{Dipterocarpaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shorea Guiso
Guijo (''Shorea guiso'') is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is a tree found in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and the Philippines. The name guijo is a Philippine Spanish word derived from the Tagalog ''gihò''. This is also sometimes known as red balan or red balau sharing its name with '' Shorea balangeran''. Other local names include yamban-yamban in Zambales and taralai in Tarlac. Description ''Shorea guiso'' is a tree that can grow up to to and its diameter can measure up to or more. Guijo can be differentiated by the color of its branchlets, which are dark. Primarily, its habitat can be found at low altitudes of the forest, normally inhabiting ridges. The color of the bark is light reddish brown when it is newly bared. Its weight is usually moderately heavy to heavy and the wood is moderately hard to hard and splitting it can be tough. It has light grayish brown thin sapwood that can be clearly determined from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagtikan
The following table associates tree species, wood name and wood colour. The Dipterocarp timber classification system was developed by Colin Fraser Symington Colin may refer to: * Colin (given name) * Colin (surname) * Colin (film), ''Colin'' (film), a 2008 Cannes film festival zombie movie * Colin (horse) (1905–1932), Thoroughbred racehorse * Colin (humpback whale), a humpback whale calf abandoned nor ... (1905-1943), a forester at the Malayan Forestry Service, and H. E. Desch, who researched comparative wood anatomy.Ashton, P.S., Heckenhauer, J. Tribe Shoreae (Dipterocarpaceae subfamily Dipterocarpoideae) Finally Dissected. ''Kew Bulletin'' 77, 885–903 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-022-10057-w References {{Woodworking Dipterocarpaceae Wood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parashorea Macrophylla
''Parashorea macrophylla'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The name ''macrophylla'' is derived from Greek (''makros'' = big and ''phullon'' = leaf) and refers to the species extremely large leaves (30-50 x 16–24 cm). It is endemic to Borneo, being found in Brunei, Sarawak and West Kalimantan. The timber is sold under the trade name of white lauan or white seraya. It occurs in protected areas in Sarawak but elsewhere it is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease .... References macrophylla Endemic dipterocarps of Borneo Trees of Borneo Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Peter Shaw Ashton {{Dipterocarpaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shorea Astylosa
''Shorea astylosa'' is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is endemic to the Philippines, where it is known as ''yakal'' in the Filipino language. Yakal is a medium to large tree about 25 to 30 meters tall. Its wood is hard and dark brownish-yellow, its branchlets slender, blackish, and slightly hairy. Its leaves are coriaceous, ovate to lanceolate, or oblong-lanceolate or apex acuminate. The base are rounded to cuneate, glabrous above and slightly hairy underneath. Its blade is 6.5-nine centimeters long and two-4.5 centimeters wide, with its petiole slender, 10-23 millimeters long, and dark. Its inflorescence are axillary, paniculate, and up to about six centimeters long, with its flowers yellow, very short-stalked, and about 12 millimeters long. The flowers' petals are narrowly oblong or oblong-lanceolate, more or less twisted in bud, rounded at apex, 18 millimeters long, and reticulate. Habitat Yakal is commonly found in Luzon island, particularly in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dipterocarpus Grandiflorus
''Dipterocarpus grandiflorus'' is a species of flowering plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is an endangered medium hardwood tree of Southeast Asia. It is a large tree which can grow up to 50 metres tall. Range and habitat ''Dipterocarpus grandiflorus'' ranges from Bangladesh and the Andaman Islands through Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines. It grows in lowland evergreen forests, most commonly in primary forests on drier sites and forested ridges, from sea level up to 700 metres elevation. It often grows close to the sea. In the Andaman Islands it is a predominant upper-canopy forest species together with '' Dipterocarpus kerrii'' and '' Dipterocarpus gracilis''. In the Philippines it is found in ''lauan'' (mixed dipterocarp) and broadleaved forests. The species' habitat is currently in decline in quality and extent across its native range. Uses Its wood is used to produce good quality charcoal, paper pulp, and ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bikol Abiki
Bikol or Bicol usually refers to: * Bicol Region, administrative region of the Philippines Bikol or Bicol may also refer to: Languages and people * Bikol languages, the languages spoken in the Bicol region in the Philippines ** Albay Bikol language, a language of Bicol ** Central Bikol language, a language of Bicol ** Pandan Bikol language, a language of Bicol ** Rinconada Bikol language, a language of Bicol * Bicolano people, the ethnic group Political parties * Ako Bicol, a political party in the Philippines Food * Bicol express, a popular Filipino dish Hubs of transportation * Bicol International Airport, an airport in Albay province * Bicol Isarog Transport System, a Philippine bus company Water bodies * Bicol River, the eighth largest river in the Philippines Newspaper * Bicol Standard, a newspaper in Bicol Region Educational institutions * Central Bicol State University of Agriculture, the regional center for higher learning in agriculture in the Bicol Region * Bic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bicol River
The Bicol River is the eighth largest river in the Philippines in terms of drainage basin size with an estimated catchment area of . The river drains a large part of Bicol Peninsula of the southeastern part of the island of Luzon and passes through Camarines Sur province. The river starts from Lake Bato, above sea level, and flows downstream to its estuarine mouth at San Miguel Bay. It passes through Naga City, the alluvial and coastal plains of the vast Bicol Valley, an elongated, northwesterly trending depression in the Bicol Region, which contains alluvial plains to the coastal plain. Average slope within the river's drainage basin is 0.006%. The basin has an influence area of including its drainage basin. It lies between 13°0 to 14°N and 123°0 and 124°0 E. It is extensively a coastal flood plain. Geology and geomorphology The Bicol River is bounded on the northeast by the Bicol Cordillera, which consists of a chain of volcanic mountains including Mount Iriga, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
