Form 1C series January 2019
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS
SUBCOMMISSION ON CULTURAL HERITAGE
CULTURAL MAPPING PROGRAM
Mapping of Significant Natural Resources
Category: Plants (Flora)
LOCAL/INDIGENOUS NAME: Pako
PHOTO: (Take a photo of the plant's habit, leaf, flower, fruit, trunk, crown)
Cale, Rona M. (Photographer). (April 2019). Pako. Biñan City.
I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
A. OTHER COMMON NAME: Fern
B. SCIENTIFIC NAME: ATHYRIUM ESCULENTUM
C. CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO GROWTH HABIT:
[√] SUCCULENT PLANT (HERB) [ ] SHRUB [ ] VINE [ ] TREE [ ] AQUATIC
D. CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO ORIGIN: [ ] Endemic [√] NaGve [ ] ExoGc
E. HABITAT: Ang pako ay kalimitang natatagupuan sa mga mahamog at malilim na bato kung saan ito
tumutubo.
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Significant Natural Resources (Plants)
City of Biñan
Province of Laguna
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Form 1C series January 2019
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS
SUBCOMMISSION ON CULTURAL HERITAGE
CULTURAL MAPPING PROGRAM
F. SITE COLLECTED/SIGHTED: Natagpuan sa mga bato sa kahabaan ng Baleng at Tibagan stream.
G. INDICATE VISIBILITY:
[ ] Visible in all barangays
[√] Visible in some barangays
[ ] Not visible in the municipality but can be found in other areas
indicate the locaGon (if known):_______________________________
H. INDICATE SEASONABILITY: [ ] ANNUAL [ ] BIENNIAL [√] PERENNIAL
II. DESCRIPTION
A. MORPHOLOGY
1. FLOWER:
2. LEAVES:Mga pahaba at patusok na may higit kumulang na 70-90 na dahon sa isang tangkay.
3. FRUITING: N/A
4. FRAGRANCE: N/A
5. SPECIAL NOTES: N/A
B. COMMON USES and SCOPE OF USE:
(check which are applicable, for scope of use indicate if local, domesEc, internaEonal, others)
[ ] EDIBLES (indicate if vegetable, fruit, nut, beverage crop, herbs & spices)
Remarks: N/A .
[√] ORNAMENTALS (indicate if florist, landscape, lawn & turf plants)
Remarks: Ginagamit na pan-landscape at floral arrangements sa iba’t ibang klaseng piyesta o
celebrasyon.
[ ] MEDICINAL (used as drugs, medicines)
Remarks: N/A _____
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Significant Natural Resources (Plants)
City of Biñan
Province of Laguna
Region IV-A CALABARZON
Form 1C series January 2019
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS
SUBCOMMISSION ON CULTURAL HERITAGE
CULTURAL MAPPING PROGRAM
[ ] INDUSTRIAL CROPS (indicate if used as oils, extracGves and resins, insecGcides, animal feeds)
Remarks:
III. STORIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLANT
N/A
IV. SIGNIFICANCE
(Indicate type of significance, e.g. historical, aestheEc, scienEfic, social, socio-poliEcal, socioeconomic, spiritual and then explain)
ScienPfic
Ang halamang pako ay isa sa mga tumutubong ferns sa ilog malapit sa Brgy. Malamig Biñan, Laguna dulot
ng mahamog na temperatura nito. Dahil dito, maaring ang Brgy. Malamig ay iba ang temperatura
kumpara sa ibang parte ng Binan Laguna.
V. CONSERVATION
A. STATUS: (Indicate if the plant is criEcally endangered, endangered, vulnerable, other threatened species)
N/A
B. CONSTRAINTS/THREATS/ISSUES: Human intervenEon.
C. CONSERVATION MEASURES: (Describe the conservaEon measures taken at the level of the community, provincial and/
or naEonal)
N/A
VI. REFERENCES
KEY INFORMANT/S: Lando Topeda, 54
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Significant Natural Resources (Plants)
City of Biñan
Province of Laguna
Region IV-A CALABARZON
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS
SUBCOMMISSION ON CULTURAL HERITAGE
CULTURAL MAPPING PROGRAM
REFERENCE/S: (2015, May). Fern. Retrieved from: heps://steemit.com/gardening/
@ckadie1324/ferns-or-paco-plants-leaves-benefits-and-uses
NAME OF MAPPER/S: Rona M. Cale
Melissa E. Ilagan
Marilou M. Bartolome
Irene Angels
Maricar CaGbug
Jacquelyn Ramos
Jho Deveza
DATE PROFILED: April 10, 2019
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Significant Natural Resources (Plants)
City of Biñan
Province of Laguna
Region IV-A CALABARZON
