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

LNAMESANDFAMILYOfficial Common NameScientific NameLocal N JIIlesFamily NamePalmtanMangifera altissima B1CO.f '"'pan,bullutan (Cagayan, Negros); pangmanggaen(llocosSur, Abra); pahong damulag(Tarlac); paho (Nueva Ecija, Zambales,Batman, Camarines Sur, Mindoro, Sibuyan,Leyte); malaputat, pahutan (Bulacan, Rizal,Bataan, Tayabas, Mindoro); panghutan,malamangga, kaburoan (Samar); bitanghol(Capiz); malapaho (Sibuyan, NegrosOccidental); mangian (Lanao); manggapole(Zambc)'Ulga)Anacardiaceae2. DISTRIBUTIONWidely distributed in Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Aurora, Palawan, Zamboanga,Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur, Davao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Mindoro andQuez,on.3. TREE CHARACTERISTICSGenerally straight and tall, attaining a diameter up to 90 cm. Trunk cylindrical,15 to 20 m. long. Buttress small.4.WOOD DESCRIPTIO ~ ·;Sapwood very thick 8 to 10 cm; light colored with a yellowish tinge, distinctlymarked off from the heartwood, which is dark brown with a narrow, almost blacklon~itudinal bands; grain generally straight, occasionally wavy or curly, texturemoderately fine; no taste or odor. Tyloses occlude the vessels. Fibers dense. Woodparenchyma vasicentric and terminal; the vasicentric parenchyma narrow, completelysurrounding each vessel, aliform,often confluent crossing 1 to 3 rays.76