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

LNAMESANDFAMILYOfficial Common NameScientific NameLocal NamePamilyName2. DISTRIBUTIONIpilIntsia bijuga (Coiebr.) KuntzeThe name "ipil" is used throughout the islandsfor all species of the genus Intsia Other namesreported for ipil are labrig (Tayabas); ipil-ilog,ipil-talao (Mindoro); tagal-tugas (palawan);molato (Surigao); itil (Cotabato); balayong(Lanao); ipil-nangka (Sulu).Leguminosae"The tree is found in Babuyan Islands and Northern Luzon to Palawan andMindanao. Scattered along seashores, back of swamps and sometimes in inlandforests. Obtained in fairly large quantities especially from Mindoro and Palawan.3. TREE CHARACTERISTICSA large tree, l!sually slightly crooked; attains a diameter up to 1.2 m and aheight up to 35 m. Trunk often forks a short distance from the ground but sometimesit is clearly cylindrical and straight, unbuttressed but sometimes fluted and irregularcross section.4. WOOD DESCRIPTIONSapwood 4 to 8 cm. light buff, distinctly marked-off from the heartwood,which is bright yellow when fresh, turning dark brown with age; grain slightlycrossed; texture moderately coarse; moderately glossy; with characteristic odor whenfleshly cut, resembling that raw of beans.52"