Gallery: anhaw

This was identified as anahaw. Photo by Ella Jacildo. Ella frequently uses a Samsung ST66 camera.

Gallery: Syzygium Calubcub

Amazing flowering specimen caught by the Canon 1200 of Ivanhoe Arcilla at Brgy Antipolo del Norte, Virac, Catanduanes. Identification provided by Benigno S. Resurreccion.



All photographs owned and copyrighted by Ivanhoe Arcilla. Published in this blog for identification purposes.

Gallery: albizia retusa, Kasai

This beautiful photo of a flowering Kasai (Albizia retusa Benth.) was photographed by Ivanhoe Arcilla using a Canon 1200D slr camera. identification provided by Benigno S. Resurreccion.

Gallery: shanghai beauty

This photo was taken in 2013. I think it was in Philcoa and the camera used was an HS25EXR.

Gallery: lady's slipper orchid, paphiopedilum sp.

This beautiful orchid shot was taken with a Canon 1200D by Ivanhoe Arcilla.

Gallery: Napier grass

This photo by Eekee Escollada was uploaded by Ritchel Alegarbes Pachica in the Facebook handgroup group.


This was Id'ed by Benigno Resurreccion as Pennisetum purpureum Schumach, common name Napier Grass.

Gallery: Selaginella willdenovii

This photo is by Joy Valencia Villafuerte-Hafalla. The fern was identified as Selaginella willdenovii (Desv. ex Poir.) J.G. Bak. by Benigno Resurreccion.Joy uses a Nikon D5100 camera. Photo was posted to Facebook group Handbook of Philippine plants and flowers on October 2014.

Gallery: Plumbago

This is a most recent photo of a blue plumbago auriculata. Taken by Robert Hammerslag with a Sony NEX 3N 35/1.8 at Namocon, Tigbauan Iloilo.

This blue one was posted by Lulu Caballero last October 2014.

A white colored plubago also exists. Here is one specimen photo shot by Mario Molave Delmendo"

Gallery: Hoya australis

The flowers of this hoya gives off a sweet scent. This specimen is by Yvonne Mamaril Peralta. Photograph taken with a Samsung GT 1300 in La Union.

Here is our indexed photo, courtesy of Mario Delmendo, which was taken in San Fernando, also in LaUnion. This one was taken with a
Sony DSC W800 camera.

Gallery: Spiral ginger

This photo was taken by Ritchel Alegarbes Pachica with an Iphone +6 at Bgy. Concepcion , Talisay. The specimen has an outstanding feature in that the leaves are on one side of the curved spiral shaped stem.



Until it flowers, the exact species name will be a mystery, but definitely it is a costus.

Gallery: caryota rumphiana, takipan.

This specimen photo is by Ivanhoe Arcilla, taken with a Canon 1200D in Virac Catanduanes. Identification provided by Benigno Resurreccion.

View more photos in Ivanhoe's album

Gallery: Citharexylum spinosum , fiddlewood tree, spiny fiddlewood.

This plant belongs to the order Lamiales and family Vrbenaceae. It produces nice looking flowers and can form dense thickets for borders. This specimen photo was taken by Lola Let with an Iphone5S in Jordan, Guimaras.



But beware! This plant can be very invasive, crowding out native Philippine species. The worst characteristic of this plant is that it has aggressive roots which may destroy utility pipes.

For further information, see Wikipedia and ISSG.org.

Gallery: Sessuvium portulacastrum

From the lens of Ivanhoe Arcilla's Canon 1200D camera, taken at Palnab, Camarines Sur.

Gallery: caladiums

Some caladiums were not indexed, we post their photos in this gallery for reference.

From Estela Julayco,

Gallery: Buhong dilau

Here is our current indexed photo of Buhong dilau, Schizostachyum zollingeri (Steud) by Evelyne S. Bautista, using a Samsung Note 3 smartphone.




Al Claud also posted a photo of buong dilau, using his Myphone Aqua smartphone camera.



Both photos above were taken in Negros Occidental.

Gallery: Living fossil plant , the ginkgo plant

This plant is a survivor from the ancient Permian age of 250 millions of years ago. Most of the current cultivated specimens thrive best in regions having winters. Our indexed specimen comes fro Californi, grown and photographed by Ela Ancheta.



Another ginkgo specimen is growing in Germany and was photographed by Vivian B. Vivian.

Pelargoneum graveolens, Malvarosa

I visited QCMC garden plant sales section and I saw this malvarosa herb. Photo taken with a Fujifilm H50exr superzoom camera.

Water lilies

Saw these beautiful water lily flowers at QCMC. Photos taken with a Fujifilm HS50EXR.

Gallery: Dysoxylum gaudichaudianum , Igyo

A tall specimen with straight trunk at U.P. Diliman,Garden of Native Trees, taken with Smartmobile S2 phone camera, posted on December 18, 2014 to Facebook.

Here are some photos of Igyo taken by Ella Bernalis Jacildo in Pulupandan, last September 1, 2014.



Earlier photos by Mario Delmendo were taken last August 25, 2014 at Bacnotan, La union.



Igyo is also featured in Washington Sycip Garden of Native Trees, Diliman, Quezon City.



Common names for Igyo include buntog, malabaga, bakugan and taliktan, ivory mahogany, ananangtang, bakugan, basiloag, bolong-tambag, bongliu, bundugon, buntogan, ikuo, Kugiug, makasisi, malaaduas, malabaga, tadyang-kalabaw, ivory mahogany.

Igyo is a medicinal tree. Here is a reference for its reputed cancer cure: Philstar: Mahogany extract may hold cancer cure

First mushrooms to sprout up

After some heavy rains last week, we were overjoyed to see these mushrooms sprouting up. But it was the only clump we saw. Hope to see more in the days ahead. Photographed at U.P. Clarkfield, Pampanga.

Gallery: plumbago flowers

This brilliant blue specimen photo comes from the lens of Estela Aximar Julayco Nikon Coolpix S2700 camera,taken at Talisay, Negros Occidental.


Plumbagos come in whites (P. Zeylanica), blues (P. auriculata)), and also in the rarer reds.

Gallery: Lagerstroemia speciosa, Banaba or Queen's flower.

They are flowering along roads and lots. This photo was shot in Bacnotan, La Union by Mario Molave Maravilla Delmendo using a Sony WSC800 camera.

Gallery: Rambutan

here is a recent photo posted by Evelyn Bautista of a rambutan tree, in an early fruiting stage. Soon the fruits will turn red.Specimen was shot in Negros Occidental.

Here is a photograph, taken by JPatrick Britanico, of a rambutan tree taken at much earlier flowering stage, up North in Cavite.

A nonflowering rambbutan photo, contributed by Lulou Caballero, specimen growing in Panay Island.

Gallery: Securinega flexuosa, anislag

A certified endemic plant to the Philippines, this specimen shot of an anislag was taken by Benigno Resurrecion with a Nikon L830 at UPLB. It is unfortunately listed as VULNERABLE.

Flueggia flexuosa is a synonym for Securinega flexuosa.

Gallery: Melia azedarach, paraiso, china berry,

This specimen of a paraiso was shot by Mario Molave Delmendo, in Bacnotan, La Union using a W800 camera.

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Gallery: Aesculus X Carnea Briotii

This photo was snapped by Vivian B. Vivian, in Germany using a Fujifilm J100 camera.