Beach forest species and mangrove associates in the Philippines
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Taxonomic term
Abrus precatorius
Acrostichum aureum
Acrostichum speciosum
Albizia retusa
Allophylus cobbe
Alstonia macrophylla
Alstonia scholaris
Ardisia squamulosa
Barringtonia asiatica
Barringtonia racemosa
Breynia vitis-idaea
Brownlowia tersa
Buchanania arborescens
Caesalpinia bonduc
Caesalpinia crista
Caesalpinia sappan
Calophyllum inophyllum
Canavalia cathartica
Canavalia maritima
Capparis micracantha
Carmona retusa
Cassytha filiformis
Casuarina equisetifolia
Cerbera odollam
Cerbera manghas
Clerodendrum inerme
Cocos nucifera
Colubrina asiatica
Commersonia bartramia
Cordia subcordata
Cratoxylum formosum
Cratoxylum sumatranum
Crinum asiaticum
Cycas edentata
Cynometra ramiflora
Dendrolobium umbellatum
Derris trifoliata
Dillenia sibuyanensis
Diospyros maritima
Diospyros pilosanthera
Dischidia platyphylla
Dodonaea viscosa
Dolichandrone spathacea
Entada parvifolia
Erythrina variegata
Euphorbia antiquorum
Ficus microcarpa
Ficus septica
Finlaysonia obovata
Flagellaria indica
Glochidion littorale
Grewia laevigata
Guettarda speciosa
Gymnanthera oblonga
Heliotropium foertherianum
Hernandia nymphaeifolia
Hoya crassicaulis
Ilex cymosa
Intsia bijuga
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Ipomoea violacea
Ixora philippinensis
Melastoma malabathricum
Memecylon edule
Metroxylon sagu
Millettia pinnata
Mimusops elengi
Morinda citrifolia
Myrsine densiflora
Pandanus tectorius
Pouteria obovata
Premna odorata
Prosopis juliflora
Salacia chinensis
Salacia wenzelii
Scaevola taccada
Scolopia luzonensis
Sesuvium portulacastrum
Sophora tomentosa
Spinifex littoreus
Sterculia ceramica
Sterculia foetida
Syzygium confertum
Tacca leontopetaloides
Tacca palmata
Talipariti tiliaceum
Terminalia foetidissima
Tetracera scandens
Tristellateia australasiae
Vigna marina
Vitex parviflora
Wrightia pubescens lanitii
Ximenia americana
Xylocarpus rumphii
Albizia procera
Antidesma ghaesembilla
Atuna racemosa
Barringtonia acutangula
Calotropis gigantea
Capparis sepiaria
Crotalaria retusa
Elaeagnus triflora
Elaeocarpus mindoroensis
Ficus cumingii
Ficus pedunculosa
Fagraea philippinensis
Geunsia pentandra
Glochidion woodii
Guioa koelreuteria
Gyrocarpus americanus
Hypserpa nitida
Ichnocarpus frutescens
Jatropha gossypiifolia
Leea guineensis
Melia dubia
Momordica cochinchinensis
Senna siamea
Pandanus dubius
Pandanus polycephalus
Parsonsia alboflavescens
Pseuderanthemum bicolor
Psychotria luconiensis
Schefflera odorata
Smythea lanceata
Syzygium leucoxylon
Tabernaemontana macrocarpa
Tabernaemontana pandacaqui
Tarenna littoralis
Timonius compressicaulis
Trichosanthes tricuspidata
Tristira triptera
Wedelia biflora
Villaria odorata
Vitex trifolia
Wrightia candollei
Xylosma luzonensis
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Acrostichum aureum
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Acrostichum speciosum
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Albizia retusa
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Allophylus cobbe
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Alstonia macrophylla
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Alstonia scholaris
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Ardisia squamulosa
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Barringtonia asiatica
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Barringtonia racemosa
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Breynia vitis-idaea
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Brownlowia tersa
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Buchanania arborescens
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Caesalpinia bonduc
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Caesalpinia crista
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Caesalpinia sappan
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Calophyllum inophyllum
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Canavalia cathartica
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Canavalia maritima
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Capparis micracantha
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Carmona retusa
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Cassytha filiformis
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Casuarina equisetifolia
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Cerbera odollam
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Cerbera manghas
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Cordia subcordata
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Crinum asiaticum
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Cycas edentata
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Cynometra ramiflora
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Dendrolobium umbellatum
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Derris trifoliata
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Dillenia sibuyanensis
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Diospyros maritima
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Diospyros pilosanthera
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Dischidia platyphylla
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Dolichandrone spathacea
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Entada parvifolia
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Erythrina variegata
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Euphorbia antiquorum
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Ficus microcarpa
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Ficus septica
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Finlaysonia obovata
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Flagellaria indica
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Glochidion littorale
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Grewia laevigata
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Guettarda speciosa
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Gymnanthera oblonga
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Heliotropium foertherianum
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Hernandia nymphaeifolia
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Hoya crassicaulis
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Ilex cymosa
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Intsia bijuga
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Ipomoea pes-caprae
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Ipomoea violacea
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Ixora philippinensis
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Melastoma malabathricum
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Memecylon edule
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Metroxylon sagu
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Millettia pinnata
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Mimusops elengi
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Morinda citrifolia
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Myrsine densiflora
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Pandanus tectorius
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Pouteria obovata
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Premna odorata
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Prosopis juliflora
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Salacia chinensis
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Salacia wenzelii
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Scaevola taccada
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Scolopia luzonensis
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Sesuvium portulacastrum
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Sophora tomentosa
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Spinifex littoreus
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Sterculia ceramica
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Sterculia foetida
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Syzygium confertum
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Tacca leontopetaloides
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Tacca palmata
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Talipariti tiliaceum
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Terminalia foetidissima
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Tetracera scandens
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Tristellateia australasiae
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Vigna marina
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Vitex parviflora
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Wrightia pubescens lanitii
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Ximenia americana
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Xylocarpus rumphii
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Albizia procera
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Antidesma ghaesembilla
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Atuna racemosa
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Barringtonia acutangula
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Calotropis gigantea
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Capparis sepiaria
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Crotalaria retusa
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Elaeagnus triflora
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Elaeocarpus mindoroensis
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Ficus cumingii
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Ficus pedunculosa
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Fagraea philippinensis
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Geunsia pentandra
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Glochidion woodii
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Guioa koelreuteria
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Gyrocarpus americanus
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Hypserpa nitida
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Ichnocarpus frutescens
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Jatropha gossypiifolia
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Senna siamea
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Pseuderanthemum bicolor
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Psychotria luconiensis
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Schefflera odorata
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Smythea lanceata
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Syzygium leucoxylon
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Tabernaemontana macrocarpa
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Tabernaemontana pandacaqui
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Timonius compressicaulis
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Vitex trifolia
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Wrightia candollei
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Xylosma luzonensis
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Abstract
This new publication supported by UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere Programme introduces researchers and the general public to beach forest species and mangroves associates and describes their medicinal, traditional and commercial uses based on recent research and the older, hard-to-access literature.
The shorelines and riverbanks of the Philippines were among the first sites opened for human settlement. Not surprisingly, vegetation in the coastal forest was the first to disappear, followed by mangroves and other forest types. Due to their early loss, beach forests are not well studied as other flora and therefore not familiar to the average Filipino.
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and sea-level rise associated with global warming, have highlighted the role of beach forest-mangrove greenbelts in conferring protection on coastal communities.
The publication is a collection of 140 species both familiar and poorly known, with around 100 treated exhaustively including scientific names, English names, local/regional names, botanical descriptions and folk uses.
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Coastal forestsSuggested Citation
Primavera, J. H., & Sadaba, R. B. (2012). Beach forest species and mangrove associates in the Philippines. Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center.
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9789719931010Format
vii, 154 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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