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Rafflesia Schadenbergiana
''Rafflesia schadenbergiana'' is a parasitic plant species in the family Rafflesiaceae, endemic to the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. It has the largest flower among the ''Rafflesia'' species found in the Philippines, with a diameter of . It has also the second largest flower in the genus after ''R. arnoldii''. This species was first collected in the vicinity of Mount Apo on Mindanao, during an expedition led by and Otto Koch in 1882. It was not seen for more than a century and was assumed to be extinct until Pascal Lays found a specimen of this species in South Cotabato in 1994 while studying the Tasaday people. A population of this rare ''Rafflesia'' species was recently discovered in Baungon in Bukidnon province, just outside the buffer zone of the Mount Kitanglad Mount Kitanglad is an inactive volcano located in the Kitanglad Mountain Range in Bukidnon province on Mindanao island. It is the fourth highest mountain in the Philippines and has an approximate hei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Göppert
Johann Heinrich Robert Göppert (25 July 1800 – 18 May 1884) was a German botanist and paleontologist. Career He was born in Sprottau, Lower Silesia, and died at Breslau. In 1831, he became a professor of botany, as well as curator of the botanical gardens in Breslau. In 1852, he became director of the botanical gardens. He is particularly known for his work in paleobotany, being the author of many articles in this field. Göppert performed extensive research on the formation of coal and amber, and also conducted comparison studies between existing and fossil flora. In 1840, he demonstrated existence of plant cells in microscopic preparations of hard coal, which concluded a long-lasting debate on the origin of coal. His private collection of specimens of fossil flora was considered the finest in the world. Goeppert issued a series of thin sections, namely ''Arboretum fossile, Sammlung von Dünnschliffen fossiler Coniferenhölzer der palaeozoischen Formation'' (1881). This w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Apo
Mount Apo is the highest mountain peak in the Philippines, with an elevation of above sea level. A large solfataric, dormant stratovolcano, it is part of the Apo-Talomo Mountain Range of Mindanao island. Apo is situated on the tripartite border of Davao City, Davao del Sur, and Cotabato; its peak is visible from Davao City to the northeast, Digos to the southeast, and Bansalan to the west. Apo is a protected area and is the centerpiece of Mount Apo Natural Park. Geology Mount Apo is a flat-topped, (above sea level) high stratovolcano with three peaks. It is the highest peak of the Philippines. The southwest peak has the highest elevation and is topped by a wide crater that contains a small lake. The volcanic history of Mount Apo is poorly known but eruptions have produced andesitic-to- dacitic lava. A line of solfataras extend from the southeast flank at an elevation of to the summit. Mount Apo is not known to have had historical eruptions, and was incorrectly attr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Environment And Natural Resources
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR; ) is the Executive Departments of the Philippines, executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the conservation, management, development, and proper use of the country’s environment in natural resources, specifically forest and grazing lands, mineral resources, including those in reservation and watershed areas, and lands of the public domain, as well as the licensing and regulation of all natural resources as may be provided for by law in order to ensure equitable sharing of the benefits derived therefrom for the welfare of the present and future generations of Filipinos. History The Department of Environment and Natural Resources was first established on January 1, 1916, as the Department of Agriculture (Philippines), Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) through the enactment of Act No. 2666 by the Philippine Commission, otherwise known as "An Act to Re-organize the Executive D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Kitanglad
Mount Kitanglad is an inactive volcano located in the Kitanglad Mountain Range in Bukidnon province on Mindanao island. It is the fourth highest mountain in the Philippines and has an approximate height of . It is located between Malaybalay and the municipalities of Lantapan, Impasugong, Sumilao and Libona. It is home to one of the Philippines' few remaining rainforests. It is part of the ancestral domain of the Higaonon, the Talaandig, and the Bukidnon people. Due to its high elevation, several communications and broadcasting companies constructed relay stations at the summit. Etymology and folklore Mount Kitanglad is part of the ancestral lands of three Lumad groups: the Higaonon, the Talaandig, and the Bukidnon people. In their common oral legend of ''Olaging'', there was once a great flood that submerged the area leaving only the tips of the mountains visible (a story shared by neighboring Mount Kalatungan). During the flood, the visible portion of Mount Kitang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bukidnon
Bukidnon (), officially the Province of Bukidnon (; ; ; Bukid language, Binukid and Higaonon language, Higaonon: ''Probinsya ta Bukidnon''), is a landlocked Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao Regions of the Philippines, region. Its capital is the city of Malaybalay while Valencia, Bukidnon, Valencia is the largest city. The province borders, clockwise from the north, Misamis Oriental, Agusan del Sur, Davao del Norte, Cotabato province, Cotabato, Lanao del Sur, and Lanao del Norte. According to the 2020 census, the province is inhabited by 1,541,308 residents. The province is composed of 2 component cities and 20 municipalities. It is the third largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction behind Palawan and Isabela (province), Isabela respectively. The name "Bukidnon" means "highlander" or "mountain dweller." Occupying a wide plateau in the north central part of the island of Mindanao, the province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baungon
Baungon, officially the Municipality of Baungon ( Bukid and Higaonon: Banuwa ta Baungon; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Bukidnon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,111 people. History Baungon was converted from a municipal district to a municipality through Executive Order No. 272 signed by President Carlos P. Garcia on October 4, 1957; the conversion took effect on July 1, 1956. Tribal History 1757 - Apo Amay Mandapagun arrived from Lambaguhon, Kagayha-an (Cagayan de Oro City today) and resided in Buenavista. Apo Amay Mandapagun’s brothers and sisters came along with him, they were: Apo Inay Quirenaw, Apo Amay Man-utok, Apo Amay Malughod and Apo Inay Linda Dialangan. Apo Amay Mandapagun is the father of Apo Amay Dapagun. Apo Amay Dapagun is the father of Apo Amay Matulis. Apo Amay Matulis' children are: # Apo Amay Tolis # Apo Amay Tomas Lilangan # Apo Amay Mandintuhan # Apo Amay Ilumon # Apo Inay Botis # Apo Inay Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasaday
The Tasaday () are an indigenous peoples of the Lake Sebu area in Mindanao, Philippines. They are considered to belong to the Lumad group, along with the other indigenous groups on the island. They attracted widespread media attention in 1971, when a journalist of the Manila Associated Press bureau chief reported their discovery, amid apparent "Stone Age" technology and in complete isolation from the rest of Philippine society. Multiple agencies were also contacted, such as National Geographic.Reid, Lawrence A. 1992. "The Tasaday language: a key to Tasaday prehistory." In Thomas N. Headland (ed.), ''The Tasaday controversy: Assessing the evidence'', 180–93. American Anthropological Association Scholarly Series, 28. Washington, D.C.: American Anthropological Association. They again attracted attention in the 1980s when some accused the Tasaday of living in the jungle and speaking in their dialect as being part of an elaborate hoax, and doubts were raised as to their isolation a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Cotabato
South Cotabato, officially the Province of South Cotabato, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen Regions of the Philippines, region in Mindanao. Its capital is Koronadal (also the regional center of Soccsksargen), and it borders Sultan Kudarat to the north and west, Sarangani to the south and northeast, and Davao del Sur to the far northeast. To the southeast lies Sarangani Bay. General Santos, the only coastal city/town located on the shores of Sarangani Bay, is the largest city in both the province and the region (by population), but is governed independently from the province. The province of Sarangani used to be part of South Cotabato until it was made an independent province in 1992. History Early history Centuries ago, the area that would be the South Cotabato was sparsely inhabited by Maguindanao people, Maguindanaon pioneers and Lumads which are under Sultanate of Maguindanao's influence. The Spain, Spaniards launched ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafflesia Arnoldii
''Rafflesia arnoldii'', the corpse flower, or giant padma, Its local name is Petimum Sikinlili. It is a species of flowering plant in the parasitic genus '' Rafflesia'' within the family Rafflesiaceae. It is noted for producing the largest individual flower on Earth. It has a strong and unpleasant odor of decaying flesh. It is native to the rainforests of Sumatra and Borneo. Although there are some plants with larger flowering organs like the titan arum ('' Amorphophallus titanum'') and talipot palm ('' Corypha umbraculifera''), those are technically clusters of many flowers. ''Rafflesia arnoldii'' is one of the three national flowers in Indonesia, the other two being the white jasmine ('' Jasminum sambac'') and moon orchid ('' Phalaenopsis amabilis''). It was officially recognized as a national "rare flower" () in Presidential Decree No. 4 in 1993. Taxonomy The first European to find ''Rafflesia'' was the ill-fated French explorer Louis Auguste Deschamps. He was a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulysses Ferreras
Ulysses Flores Ferreras is a Filipino botanist (plant taxonomist), working as Research Associate at Philippine Native Plants Conservation Society Life Other projects Publications by Ferreras *Ferreras, U.F., . 2012. "The Plants of El Nido, Palawan" *Thomas E Marler. & Ferreras. 2014. Differential leaflet mortality may influence biogeochemical cycling following tropical cyclones. Commun Integr Biol. * Raab Bustamante, Maximilian Kindler & U. Ferreras (2015) ''Die Orchidee'' (Hamburg) 66: 370. *Bulbophyllum translucidum Kindler, R.Bustam. & Ferreras, Orchidee (Hamburg) 2(4)E: 4, figs. 1-7 (2016). *Bulbophyllum vespertilio Ferreras & Cootes, OrchideenJ. 17(4): 150 (149-151; figs.) (2010). *Diplycosia bartolomei Ferreras & Argent, Edinburgh J. Bot. 68(1): 39 (-42; fig. 1) (2011). *Dischidia bulacanensis Kloppenb., G.Mend. & Ferreras, Hoya New 2(1): 20 (2014). *Eupatorium leonardii Ferreras & E.E.Lamont, Brittonia 64(4): 369 (2012). *Euphlebium rhodochilum Ferreras & Cootes, O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafflesia
''Rafflesia'' (), or stinking corpse lily, is a genus of Parasitic plants, parasitic flowering plants in the family Rafflesiaceae. The species have enormous flowers, the buds rising from the ground or directly from the lower stems of their host plants; one species has the largest flower in the world. Plants of the World Online lists up to 41 species from this genus; all of them are found throughout Southeast Asia. Western Europeans first learned about plants of this genus from French surgeon and naturalist Louis Auguste Deschamps, Louis Deschamps when he was in Java between 1791 and 1794; but his notes and illustrations were seized by the British in 1798 and were not available to Western scientists until 1861. The first British person to see one was Joseph Arnold in 1818, in the Indonesia rainforest in Bengkulu, Sumatra, after a Malay servant working for him discovered a flower and pointed it out to him. The flower, and the genus, was later named after Stamford Raffles, the leader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mindanao
Mindanao ( ) is the List of islands of the Philippines, second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and List of islands by population, seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of the same name that also includes its adjacent islands, notably the Sulu Archipelago. According to the 2020 census, Mindanao had a population of 26,252,442, while the entire island group had an estimated population of 27,021,036. Mindanao is divided into six administrative regions: the Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, the Caraga region, the Davao Region, Davao region, Soccsksargen, and the autonomous region of Bangsamoro. According to the 2020 census, Davao City is the most populous city on the island, with 1,776,949 people, followed by Zamboanga City (pop. 977,234), Cagayan de Oro (pop. 728,402), General Santos (pop. 697,315), Butuan (pop. 372,910), Iligan (pop. 363,115) and Cotabato City (pop. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
