PGH Plants

made by the students of NSTP (CWTS) BS Biology 2011-2012 of the University of the Philippines - Manila

BBAANNAANNAA

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- its fruits serve as food, leaves are used for plates,

homemade umbrellas, and thatching (roofing), and

pseudostems are made into rafts and benches

- fibers obtained from the pseudostems are used for

fishing line in West Africa, fabric in the Philippines

and paper in India

ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE

- combats soil erosion on steep hills and preserves

long-term fertility of the soil

- its canopy also provides protection for other crops

that are often inter-cropped with it.


AANNAAHHAAWW

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- widely used for roofing

- products derived from anahaw include braided fans

from raffias, mature leaves for thatching materials and

young plants for decorative purposes.


- nutrient balance in the ecosystem

- ecological hotspots


BBAALLEETTEE//BBAANNAAYYAANN

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- extensively used for creating Bonsai

- considered sacred in India, and often shelters a little

or larger temple underneath, but is offered worship

on its own


- figs are eaten by birds and mammals

- fig seeds are dispersed by birds and studies have

shown that seeds that pass through the digestive

system of the bird are more likely to germinate as

well as sprout earlier


PPAANNDDAANN

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- used for handicrafts

- used in Southeast Asia cooking to add a distinct

aroma to rice and curry dishes

- used to flavor drinks and desserts

- provide materials for housing, clothing and textiles

- medicinal


- improves planting stock production in reforestation,

agroforestry, and coastal rehabilitation


BBUUNNTTOOTT--TTIIGGRREE

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- used as herbal medicine

- used for textiles

- source of fiber

- for ornamentation and feng shui purposes


- for air purification


AATTIISS

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- bark, leaves and roots of some species are used in

folk medicines

- edible fruit


- a hardly drought-resistant crop

- responds very well to supplementary irrigation

- prolonged life during flowering season


EEUUPPHHOORRBBIIAA

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- widely known and bought as an ornamental plant


BBOOUUGGAAIINNVVIILLLLEEAA

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- used as a houseplant or hanging basket


- makes an excellent hot season plant, and its drought

tolerant characteristic makes bougainvillea ideal for

warm climates year-round

- has high salt tolerance, making it a natural choice for

color on coastal regions


SSAANNTTAANN

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- tolerates hard pruning, making it ideal for formal

hedges

- roots and leaves are used as medicine for fever,

gonorrhea, anorexia, diarrhea, ulcers and skin diseases


JJAACCKKFFRRUUIITT

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- food

- jackwood is an important timber widely used in

manufacturing musical instruments, furniture,

doors, windows and roof constructions

- the bark is made into cloth

- used as medicinal plant

- fruit is useful in overcoming the influence of

alcohol on a person’s body system


- seed dispersion


FFOORRTTUUNNEE PPLLAANNTT

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- for ornamentation


- can grow even in full shade

- takes 25 years for the plant to have flowers and will

flower only every 5 years after


FFEERRNN

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- for ornamentation

- are used for food, including the fiddleheads of

bracken

- biological fertilizer


- remediates contaminated soil

- prevents soil erosion


AALLOOEE VVEERRAA

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- medicinal plant

- widely used on facial tissues, where it is promoted

as a moisturizer


- leaves contain phytochemicals under study for

possible bioactivity


BBIIRRDDSS OOFF PPAARRAADDIISSEE

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE - for ornamentation


SSAANNTTOOLL

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- fruits are edible

ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE - seed dispersion


MMAALLUUNNGGGGAAYY

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- leaves are eaten as a vegetable

- used for medicine


YYEELLLLOOWW BBEELLLL

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE - for ornamentation


MMAAHHOOGGAANNYY

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- used us lumbers to make furniture and houses

- its timber is the main source of the world's current

supply of "genuine mahogany", due to cultivation

and trade of it in its native locations

- its fruit concentrate is sold as a natural remedy that

is said to improve blood circulation and skin. It is also

said to have Viagra-like qualities regarding erectile

dysfunction


- serves as swamp


FFIICCUUSS RREELLIIGGIIOOSSAA

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- used in lumber industry

ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE - important in pollination


FFIICCUUSS MMIICCRROOCCAARRPPAA

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- used in lumber industry

- an ornamental tree for planting in gardens, parks,

and in containers as an indoor plant and bonsai

specimen


- important in pollination

- flood control


EEUUCCAALLYYPPTTUUSS

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- used in wood industry

- source of fuel


- important vegetation of dry lands


MMAANNGGIIFFEERRAA

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- source of tropical fruits


- waste from the food-processing industry such as

fruit peelings and seeds have been tested as an

innovative way to produce biogas


OOCCHHNNAA SSEERRRRUULLAATTAA

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- source of biogas fuel

ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE - important in dispersal and pollination


TTEERRMMIINNAALLIIAA

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- anti-cancer promoter

- source of wood

- used for asthma, bile duct disorders, scorpion

stings, and poisonings

- used for high cholesterol and digestive disorders,

including both diarrhea and constipation, and

indigestion


- erosion control

- improves water quality


TTHHEEVVEETTIIAA PPEERRUUVVIIAANNAA

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- used as biological pest control

- for ornamentation

- contains a milky sap containing thevetin used as a

heart stimulant but in its natural form is extremely

poisonous, as are all parts of the plants


- drought tolerant

- plant's toxins have tested in experiments for uses in

biological pest control

- seed oil was used to make a 'paint' with antifungal,

antibacterial and anti-termite properties


NNAARRRRAA

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- recommended as an ornamental avenue tree

- reddish hard wood is an excellent timber in

southern Asia

- the red latex is used in folk remedies for tumors,

the plant for cancers, especially of the mouth

ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE - flood control


CCAANNAANNGGAA OODDOORRAATTAA

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- oil production

- aromatherapy

- believed to relieve high blood pressure, normalize

sebum secretion for skin problems

- the oil from ylang-ylang is widely used in perfumery

for oriental or floral themed perfumes


BBAAUUHHIINNIIAA

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- used in ornamentation

- has medicinal value

- may possess antibacterial, antidiabetic, analgesic,

anti-inflammatory, anti-diarrheal, anticancerous,

nephroprotective, and thyroid hormone-regulating

activity


JJAASSMMIINNUUMM SSAAMMBBAACC

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- field crop

- source of essential oils


DDEELLOONNIIXX RREEGGIIAA

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- source of medicine

- large pods as well as the wood are used for fuel

- hard, elongated seeds are occasionally used as beads

- for shade and ornamentation


- flowers are reputed to produce bee forage

- beetles and larvae of Poecilips sierralemensis bore

into the pods to release the seeds


PPOOLLYYAALLTTHHIIAA LLOONNGGIIFFOOLLIIAA

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- source of microbicides and pesticides

- the trunk and the bark are used in manufacturing

of fiber


- used in bioremediation of urban environmental

pollution


PPSSEEUUDDEERRAANNTTHHEEMMUUMM

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- used in ornamentation

ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE - component of agricultural systems


MMAACCAARRTTHHUURR PPAALLMM

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- suitable in parks and gardens as an ornamental

specimen or grown en masse, along sidewalks,

road dividers, highways and byways


- excellent for landscaping

- very adaptable to varying light and planting

conditions


FFOOXXTTAAIILL PPAALLMM

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- extensively used for creating Bonsai

- considered sacred in India, and often shelters a little

or larger temple underneath, but is offered worship

on its own


- figs are eaten by birds and mammals

- fig seeds are dispersed by birds and studies have

shown that seeds that pass through the digestive

system of the bird are more likely to germinate as

well as sprout earlier


TTRRAAVVEELLEERR''SS PPAALLMM

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- sometime used as a cut flower for giant arrangements


- used for landscaping in warm locations

- propagated by seed or division


TTAABBEERRNNAAEEMMOONNTTAANNAA

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- used as additives to some versions of the

psychedelic drink Ayahuasca

- used in native medicine to treat eye injuries and as

an anxiolytic

- T. heterophylla is used to treat dementia in the

elderly

- Conolidine may be developed as a new class of

pain-killer


CCYYAANNTTHHIILLLLIIUUMM CCIINNEERREEUUMM

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- seeds yield a fatty oil and are used as an

anthelmintic and alexipharmic; they are said to be

quite effective against roundworms and threadworms

- oil is also given for coughs, flatulence, intestinal

colic and dysuria and for leucoderma, psoriasis

and other chronic skin-diseases


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- can grow outdoors in tropical climates, but

specimens kept as houseplants must be kept indoors

during most of the year outside the tropics

- responds well to hot temperatures and dry climates

- yellowing of the leaves is generally a sign of

problematic conditions, such as a nutrient deficiency

in the soil


AARREECCAA CCAATTEECCHHUU

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

- interior landscaping


- the extract of Areca catechu has been shown to have

antidepressant properties in rodents

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