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

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,L NAMES<strong>AND</strong> FAMILYOfficial Common NameScientific NameLocal NameFamily NameNatoPalaquium luzoniense (F.-Viii.) VideAralm (Cagayan); Diket (llocos Norte);gatasan(llocos Sur); tarakan (pangasinan); pateleo(Nueva Ecija); palak-palak (Bataan); nato(Bataan, Quezon, Laguna, Mindoro);tiIigkayad (Rizal).Sapotaceae2. DISTRIBUTI<strong>ON</strong>Nato is common in primary forests at low and medium altitudes. It has beenreported in Cagayan, Abra, Mt. Province, Isabela, Quirino, Aurora, llocos Sur andNorte, Pangasinan, Zambales, Rizal, B ataan, Laguna and Quezon, Mindoro, Masbate,Palawan, Zamboanga del Sur, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur, Davao del Norte,Davao Oriental, andLanao del Sur.3. TREE CHARACTERISTICSIt reaches a diameter of 120 cm generally with a straight regular trunk of 10 to12 meters long.4. WOOD DESCRIPTI<strong>ON</strong>Sapwood, thin, light red or pinkish in color; not sharply marked off from theheartwood which is pale red to reddish brown; grain straight or slightly crossed;occasionally wavy; texture comparatively fine; fairly glossy; without taste or smell.Fibers comparatively dense.74

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