THE PHILIPPINES FLORA AND FAUNA

THE PHILIPPINES FLORA AND FAUNA

The Philippines is very lucky to enjoy a tropical climate. It is the reason why we can find varieties of plants and animals in our country.

FLORAFLORA refers to

plants

FLORA There are about 3,000 kinds

of trees that are found in the country include lumber, tanguile, yakal, tindalo, and kamagong.

Trees of these kinds abound in the forests found in the Cordilleras, Quezon, Palawan, Agusan, Bukidnon, Davao, Cotabato, and Lanao.

Aside from timber, forests yield lumber and its by-products, medicinal plants, rattan, charcoal, resins, dyewoods, and nippa palms.

FLORA There are about 8,500 kinds

of flowering plants; 1000 varieties of ferns; and

8,000 species of orchids known, 800 of which are found in our forests.

There is a large flower growing in the forests of Mindanao– the pungapong. It is look like rafflesia, which is said to be the largest flower in the world.

The waling-waling (vanda sanderiana), a rare kind of orchid, is regarded as the “Queen of the Philippine Orchid”.

FLORA Other flowers that

commonly grow in tropical countries like the Philippines are sampaguita, rosal, gumamela, champaca, santan, ilang-ilang.

There are plants that can only survive and live in tropical places. Some of them are banana, mango, coconut.

FLORA Trees thrive in the

riverbanks and seashores of the country. Palm trees, talisay, agoho, mangrove, cogon trees, and lemon grass (tanglad) are commonly seen there.

In cold and higher places, like Benguet, are found varieties of fruits and vegetables like cabbage, pechay, broccoli and strawberry.

FAUNA

Different kinds of animals are also found in the country.

One of the most famous is the water buffalo called carabao. This beast of burden is the best friend of farmers. It can withstand with the hotness and coldness of climate

FAUNA is the general term for animal life

FAUNA Various kinds of birds

are also found in the Philippines.

Of almost 900 species of birds found in the country, eagle, kalaw, pipit, kulasisi, pigeon, and maya-maya are commonly known.

Eagle is considered the king of the birds.

Eagle are found in the forests of Marinduque, Bohol, Leyte, Samar, and Mindanao

FAUNA About 2,000 species

of fish are found in the seas surrounding the Philippine archipelago. Tuna, lapulapu, milkfish, tamban, biya, asuhos, galunggong, sapsap, tilapiya, ayungin, hito, and bulig are some of species of fish that are common in the Philippine seas.

FAUNA Both the largest and

smallest fish in the world are found in the Philippines.

The Largest fish is the whale shark, which measures 50 feet more in length.

One of the smallest fish in the world is tabios, which is found in Lake Buhi in Camarines Sur

FAUNA There are animals that

can only found in the Philippines and these are;

Tamaraw (Mindoro dwarf buffalo)- an animal that looks like carabao and roams the mountains of Mindoro

Pilandok (mouse-deer)- a specie of a small red deer found in Balabac Island in Palawan . It is the world’s smallest deer.

FAUNAPhilippine Monkey-

eating Eagle- The second largest eagle in the world found in the forest of Mindanao. It is our National Bird.

Tarsier- considered as one of the world’s smallest monkeys, which is as small as mouse. It eats small insects and smaller animals. It can be found in Bohol.