MANUAL ON THE PROPERTIES AND USES OF LESSER ... - ITTO

CHARACTERISTICSIPROPERTIES, CLASSIFICATION ANDDESCRIPTION OF LESSER-USED SPECIESEXPLANATORY NOTES1. NAMES AND FAMILYOfficial Common NameScientific NameLocal NamesFamily Name-~Refers to the accepted official or standard nameof a species adopted by the Department ofEnvironment and Natural Resources (DENR)and the Forest Products Research andDevelopment Institute (FPRDI)Refers to the universally accepted botanicalname of species presented binomially. Itconsists of a generic name (genus) andspecific name (epithet) followed by theabbreviated name of the person who firstapplied the specific name.Refers to the different -names used for aspecies in various localities in the Philippines.They have been derived from various IQcaldialects and languages. Local names cannotbe depended upon in distinguishing onespecies from another throughout the countryconsidering that the name applies to onespecies in one locality is often used fordifferent species in oilier localities.Refers to the botanical family which one orseveral species belong.2. DISTRIBUl'IONRefers to the dispersion of a species in various tsland provinces of the Philippinearchipelago.3. TREE CHARACTERISTICSRefers to the physical description of a tree species in terms of diameter, height, and.bole form. As a practical rule, trees are classified into 3 groups as to their diameter and·height at maturity, namely: (1) small tree (sO-diameter 3 to 30 cm., height 2 to 5 m.; (2-)medium-sized tree (mO-diameter 30 to 40 cm., height 5 to 15 m. ; and (3) large tree (It)­diameter over 40 cm., height over 15 m. this grouping was form:ulafea based on the actualfield observation of the tree species by FPRDI botanists and from original publisheddeSCriptions.3