BIRD-FRIENDLY TREES FOR AYALA ALABANG

While there are many trees in Ayala Alabang Village, which prides itself as a "Bird Santuary", no effort was made in the past to choose those species which are most attractive to birds. Since there is desire to promote the diversity bird species, the Ecology and Environment Committee (EEC) of 2010-2011 recommends the use of the following trees for future planting, particularly in the parks within the village. The majority are indigenous species, with only a small number of introduced species, as there is a growing awareness of the fact that native species of trees are more adapted to our climate and, hence, less likely to topple during typhoons, besides being the traditional home of our birds. In addition to new plantings that are necessary or desirable within the village and neighboring areas, the Committee recommends that, as much as possible, trees from this list be used to replace trees that have died or have fallen due to storms.

This list is a composite, representing inputs from various sources. The basic list was prepared by the Ayala Alabang bird-watchers led by Sylvia and Tonji Ramos (EEC members). This was initially augmented by integrating a list of bird-friendly trees prepared by members of the Philippine Native Plant Conservation Society, Inc., particularly Cel Tungol. Additional trees were added by the EEC Chair Ed Gomez, who also obtained recommendations from the former head of the U.P. Diliman Arboretum, Emil Sotalbo. This list is being submitted to the Ayala Alabang Village Association and Barangay Ayala Alabang for their guidance. 23 March 2011 Height (in meters) 8 to 15 30 50

Common name 1 Adkan, agdang 2 Agoho 3

Scientific name

Description and notes

Microcus stylocarpa Casuarina equisetifolia

often mistaken for a pine, it is actually an angiosperm or flowering tree

Agupanga, bayod, Pometia pinnata or malugai

4 Alagaw 5 Alim 6

Premna odorata Melanolepis multiglandulosa

8 3-8 15 25

endemic, a small tree that grows up to 8 m high, green-to-black berries, birds fight over the berries, medicinal too sometimes weedy, the flowers and fruits are favorites of many birds that disperse the seeds

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Amudil, urang, galeStreblus glaber on,or kalaw Koordersiodendron 7 Amugis pinnatum

a large tree resembling the dao

Trema orientalis

9 Aratiles 10

Muntingia calabura Syzygium gracile

a small to large tree which reachies a height of 36 3 to 36 m and a diameter of about 50 cm or more. (Also pinterest known as hanagdong Tag.) common, for both birds and bats, small tree with 5 to 10 spreading branches, edible berries. (Also known as pinterest datiles or ratiles.) - Introduced sp.
30

Bagabag (Kpm); Malaagis (Bik)

11 Bagalunga

Melia azedarach

15

Philippine Neem, Deciduous tree that grows to 15 m high. The leaves are doubly compound and measure up to 1 m long. The flowers are small, pale violet and fragrant. The fruit are rounded and yellow an eucalyptus native to Mindanao, the only eucalypt indigenous to the Phlippines. also called minunga Ficus benjamina or "salisi" and several other species of Ficus, such as F. heteropleura, F. minahassae - prolific. with white-to-yellow- to-red berries [See also bo tree and hawili]

12 Bagras 13

Eucalyptus deglupta Homalanthus rotundifolia Ficus benjamina

70 S

Balalanti, balalanting-bilog

14 Balete

15

15

Baletis, palang, or Ternstroemia tapmis megacarpa

16 Banaba

Lagerstroemia speciosa

30

Medium-sized tree that can reach a height of 30 m. The leaves are up to 20 cm long. The flowers are numerous, in clusters, showy and lilac purple medium-sized tree that grows to 15 m high. The leaves are leathery and up to 25 cm long. The flowers are white and clustered around a spherical head 5 cm in diameter. It is indigenous to the Philippines, Malaysia and India

17 Bangkal

Nauclea orientalis

15

18 Bayanti

Aglaia rimosa white-to-red- to-black berries. a real favorite of the birds. Small to medium sized tree which grows up to 10m in height and 40 cm in diameter. Occasionally planted as an ornamental shade tree also called buro-bignay.
Pericarp is eaten by birds

19 Bignay

Antidesma bunius

10

20

Bignay-bundok, bignay-pugo

Antidesma fructiferum, A. pentandrum

S M

21 Binoloan

22 Binunga

Macaranga tanarius Flacourtia indica, (F. rubam)

shade tolerant, recommended for enrichment plantings in slowly regenerating ares, decudious tree which grows to 8m in height and 15cm in diameter.
young fruit are eaten by birds

23 Bitangol 24 Bitaog 25 Bo Tree 26 Botong

15

Ficus religiosa Barringtonia asiatica

25 15

(see Palomaria) provides good eating for birds. Large tree that grows to 25 m high, with a ribbed trunk that can reach 1 m in diameter. (Also called peepul tree)- Introduced sp. Planted as an ornamental shade tree.

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Bunsikag, busikagGuioa pleuroptera buhukan

S-M 5 to 15 15 15 15

28 Buta-buta 29 Caballero 30 Chico 31 Coconut or niyog 32

Delonix regia Manilkara zapota Cocos nucifera (Russelia equisetiformis)

for birds, butterflies, and moths (protein for birds). (Commonly also called the fire tree, or flamboyant by the French, introduced sp. fruit-bearing tree for sunbirds
very popular among sunbirds; introduced sp.

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Coral Plant; Firecracker Plant

33 Currran lipote 34 Danglin 35 Dao 36

Dracontomelon dao Scurrula philippensis

S 30

also called dandi, bagohon

Dapo, dapongkahoy

37 Dita 38 Duguan 39 Duhat 40 Dungoy 41 Galamay-amo 42 Guava 43 Gubas

Alstonia scholaris Myristica ceylanica Syzygium cumini Litsea luzonica Schefflera elliptica Psidum guajava Endospermum peltatum

40

15 10 8 20-35

large tree up to 30 m or taller, has yellow fruits local version of the mistletoe, a parasitic plant that is the favorite of all flowerpeckers. Also called komunung a large tree that reaches a height of 40 m, often with multiple stems. The leaves grow in whorls, are leathery and glossy, 12 to 23 cm long, with a milky sap. A tree in the nutmeg group Medium-size tree to 15 m high. The leaves are shiny and leathery, to 12 cm long. The flowers are small, pink to white. The fruits are dark purple to black, edible; introduced sp.
also called malasiko, hindang

Semi-woody climbing vine

Gutmu or parukapol 45 Hagimit 46 Hamindang 47 Hawili

Vaccinium whitfordii Figus minahassae Macaranga bicolor Ficus septica

3 to 8

an erect shrub to small tree

15 to 36 25 to 35 used for its scent and attracts birds as well

Cananga odorata
Ficus ulmifolia

Streblus asper
Syzgium calubcob

15 10 20 30 S S 8 to 15 20 30

small to medium sized gnarled tree which grows to 15 m high with pale yellow fruits (Also called aludig Ilk., bagtak, buntatai BisPn
Buds and pulp are eater by birds

Sterculia foetida

Medium-sized deciduous tree with spreading branches that grows to 20 meters in height. Malodorous when in flower. large tree which grows to 30 m in height
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Terminalia microcarpa Litsea quercoides 56 Klamagan (Elm.) Memecylon 57 Kolis, kulis lanceolatum Prunus fragrans 58 Lagong-banguhan (Elm.) Kalkm.
59 Lamio 60 Lanete Dracontomelon edule

Related to the dao, without buttresses

Wrightia pubescens var. laniti

61 Libas

Spondias pinnata

25

close to the Sineguelas (which also bird-friendly but introduced from tropical America). It bears yellow fruits and sheds its leaves in January-February, into March, and it seems to be a magnet for birds during those months; introduced sp.

62 Lipote

Syzygium polycephaloides

15

a native tree with black fruit resembling the duhat but smaller and sour, a favorite of birds. Medium to large tree that grows to 20 m in height. The leaves are up to 20 cm long, leathery and slightly hairy below. The flower is small and white. The fruit is round, fleshy, edible, densely covered with golden-brown hair, and about 10 cm in diameter. Indigenous to the Philippines and Taiwan, it is planted as a shade tree fast growing pioneer tree popular for their ability to regenerate degraded forest land. Ripe seeds are attractive to birds. Fruit are bright red, flowers pinkish red, cultivated in Hawaii as an ornamental, Philippine endemic.
fruit-bearing tree; introduced sp., several colored fruit varieties

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63

Mabolo or Kamagong

Diospyros discolor

20

64

Macaranga or takip- Macaranga asin grandifolia Syzygium samarangense

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65 Makopa

12

66 Malabago

Hibiscus tiliaceus

12

a wild hibiscus, Malabago is a small tree that grows to 12 m high, with heart-shaped leathery leaves up to 15 cm long. The flowers are yellow with a red center, 5 cm across. Found near the seashore throughout tropical Asia, not common in cultivation. (Renamed Talipariti t. )

67 Malabulak

Bombax ceiba

25

Also known as the red silk-cotton tree, this is an indigenous species resembling the introduced kapok. A tall tree, it sheds its leaves when it blooms, becoming very attractive around February and March. The large red flowers attract insects which in turn attract birds. It reaches a height of about 25m and a diameter of 50 cm.
Soft pulp is eaten by birds

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68 Malapapaya 69 Malasaging 70 Malatungaw 71 Malunggay

Polyscias nodosa Aglaia edulis Melastoma malabathricum Moringa oleifera

25 20

10

fast growing deciduous tree; introduced sp. Medium-sized tree to 18 m tall. The leaves are large, glossy, and some are lobed. The fruit is round, up to 20 cm in diameter, with a fleshy, edible and strongsmelling pulp. Common to the Philippines and Borneo, it is abundant in Mindanao. It is sometimes planted in gardens in Luzon but is uncommon. A slender, clustering palm that can grow to a height of 9 m. The fruits are the favorite of the yellowvented bulbul in the village. Introduced sp. is a medium size tree which grows to 15 meters deciduous small tree, grows up to 9 m high; introduced sp.

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72

Marang or banguhan

Artocarpus odoratissimus

18

73 McArthur palm 74 Molave 75 Mulberry or moras

Ptychosperma macarthurii Vitex parviflora Morus alba

9 15 9

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76

Narra

Pterocarpus indicus

40

indigenous to Southeast Asia; with two varieties, producing the smooth (P. indicus indicus ) and pinterest the prickly (P.indicus echinatus ) fruits

77 Nato 78 Pagpago 79 Pagsahingin 80

Palaquium luzoniense Platea excelsa (Heine) Sleum. Canarium asperum Calophyllum inophyllum Triplaris cumingiana Canarium ovatum Eugenia uniflora Nephelium lappaceum Tamarindus indica Atuna racemosa

20 var. borneensis

Palomaria or bitaog

20 10 20 S

81 Palosanto 82 Pili 83 Pitanga

84 Rambutan 85 Sampaloc 86 Tabon-tabon

15 24 45

a tree related to pili Medium-sized tree to 20 m tall. The leaves are elliptic and up to 20 cm long. The flowers are white and fragrant. attractive tree and quite sturdy, introduced from Mexico. indigenous tree with edible nut Also called the Cayenne or Surinam cherry; introduced Small to medium tree that grows to 15 m in height. The leaves are compounded and the leaflets to 20 cm long. The flowers are small, pale green, and fragrant. fruit bearing tree, introduced since ancient times Large tree which grows to 25 m with branches spreading horizontally. The leaves are spirally arranged, to 30 cm long and turn red or yellow before falling. The small flowers grow on short pinterest spikes. The fruit is like an almond with an edible kernel, hence, also called the beach almond. Widely planted for its shade
Fruits are borne on trunk

87 Talisay

Terminalia catappa

25

88

Tangisangbayauak

Ficus variegata

89 Tibig

Ficus nota

- Small tree that grows to 8 m high. The leaves are irregularly toothed. The fruits are borne in large dense clusters along the stem and large branches, and measure 2 to 3.5 cm in diameter. Birds love to eat the fruits. A large tree

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90

Tuway, apalang, akayan

Bischofia javanica

15

common name scientific meters Banana (Musa spp.)

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other

Heliconia varieties** both Kaliyantan Leea guineensis and L. philippinensis edg/cel Papaya Carica papaya Capsicum spp Wild chili

for sunbirds (lobsters or crabs claw) A shrub with big leaves and a compact umbel flower, red these shrubs can be planted in open spaces

ompact umbel flower, red, frequented by butterflies. Also called mali-mali and other names. open spaces