Parishia malabog (PROSEA)
Introduction |
Parishia malabog Merr.
- Protologue: Philipp. Journ. Sc., Bot. 7: 281 (1912).
Vernacular names
- Philippines: malabog (general), buikan (Tagalog), mulabu (Masbate).
Distribution
The Philippines.
Uses
The wood is used for temporary construction and cheap grades of veneer and plywood; it is also used for making canoes.
Observations
A medium-sized tree up to 25 m tall, bole generally straight and regular, up to 60(-120) cm in diameter; leaves with 4-7 pairs of leaflets, leaflets asymmetrical or oblique at base, petiolules flat or convex above; flowers subsessile, petals elliptical to elliptical-oblong, up to 4 mm long, pinkish; fruit ovoid, c. 2 cm long, fruit calyx with c. 1.5 cm long tube and 5.5-10 cm long wing-like lobes, red when young and becoming brownish in ripe fruit. P. malabog occurs on forested slopes and rocky hills at low altitudes, also on rocky cliffs near the seashore, and is locally common. The density of the wood is 610-755 kg/m3at 15% moisture content.
Selected sources
125, 162, 414, 527.