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

LNAMESANDF~ILYOfficial Common NameScientific NameLocal NameFamily Name/Bok-bokXantophyllum excelsum (Blume) Miq.Barokbok (Cagayan); pagpagan (llocano); ·kabol (Bataan); anono, malagitinggiting(Rizal); bagaluan, bartig, butugan (Tagalog);bagarilflo, bokbok (Mindoro);managbak,balobo (Palawan); magbok (Bisaya);ka.n,gkangum (Davao).Polygalaceae2. DISTRIBUTIONDistributed in the provinces of Ca gay an, Isabela, Aurora,Palawan, Zamboangadel Norte, Zamboanga del SW', Agus~del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur,Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental andLanao del Sur.3. TREE CHARACTERISTICSA medium sized tree attaining a diaIJleter of about 80 cm. Trunk generallystraight, regular 7 to 12 meters long. Buttress small.4. WOOD DESCRIPTIONSapwood almost identical in color with heartwood, wl1lch is light yellow; grainstraight; texture moderately coarse; no) particularly lustrous; taste and odor notperceptible; comp;rrativelv hard, heavy and strong; fiber length medium sized.46