Dakilang Puno

The Legendary Tree

In barangay Poblacion, there is only one full-grown Barobo tree  located at the BNHS Forest Park.

Scientific name   : Diplodiscus paniculatus Turcz

Family name       : Malvaceae

Local name         : Barobo (balobo, bayobo in some areas)

Habit	Tree to 20 m high, stem to 80 cm diameter, often fluted at the base and with buttresses.
Leaves/Fronds	Leaves simple, alternate, elliptic or oblong-elliptic to 20 x 8 cm, glossy above; base obtuse to rounded, or slightly inequilateral; apex obtuse to acute; nerves 5-7 on each side of the midrib, ascendingly curved, grayish; young leaves drooping, purplish tinged.
Flowers	Flowers yellowish-white, fragrant, in terminal or subterminal panicles, clustered towards end of branchlets.
Fruits & Seeds	Fruit a subglobose capsule, 2 cm diameter, brown scaly, ridge longitudinally.
Distribution	Endemic to the Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Masbate, Panay, Cebu, Samar, Ticao, Dinagat, Mindanao); in primary and secondary forests.

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Global Status

Diplodiscus paniculatus or barobo tree (balobo, bayobo in some areas) is in the "Red List" of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Red list, according to classification standards of the said organization is a database of threatened species. 

Assessment Information: IUCN

Red List Category & Criteria	:Vulnerable   A1cd
Year Assessed	:1998
Annotations	:Needs updating
Assessor/s	:World Conservation Monitoring Centre
History	:1997 – Vulnerable (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range

Range Description                  :	A timber species, endemic to the Philippines.
Countries	Native:Philippines

Habitat and Ecology: 

Systems:

Terrestrial

Threats: 

Major Threat(s):

Rates of habitat loss through logging and shifting cultivation have led to considerable population declines.

Source: http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/33344/0

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