Bitanhol PRODUCT NAME
Calophyllum blancoi Pl. & Tr. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Bitanhol |
| Local Name: | Basangal (Ilocos Norte);; Bitaog (Laguna); Bitanhol (Nueva Ecija, Sorsogon, Laguna, Camarines, Albay, Masbate, Capiz, Leyte); Bitaong (Surigao); Bitaoi-bakil (Pangasinan); Palumut (Palawan); Palomaria (Benguet, Zambales, Ambil Is., Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Bataan, Rizal, Laguna, Masbate, Palawan , Zamboanga); Palo maria del monte (Bataan); Pamiklaten (Ilocos Sur, Cagayan); Pamittaogen (Cagayan, Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan); Tadak, Takok (Cagayan). |
| Family: | Guttiferae |
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| Product Description: | A tree reaches a height of 25m and a diameter of about 75 centimeter. The leaves are opposite, somewhat hairy, with numerous parallel veins all of which are of about equal prominence. These form an obtuse angle with the midrib |
| NTFP Classification: | Exudates and extracts |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is distributed from Luzon to Mindanao |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | other |
| Uses: | This tree yields a red or yellow dye |
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| External Links: | http://Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
