THE FLORAS OF UNIVERSITY SOUTHEASTERN PHILIPPINES, APOKON TAGUM CITY

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THE FLORAS OF UNIVERSITY SOUTHEASTERN PHILIPPINES, APOKON

TAGUM CITY

ZYZLE JEAN N. ZARAGOSA

A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE FORESTRY

DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHEASTERN

PHILIPPINES, APOKON, TAGUM CITY,

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE

DEGREE OF

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN FORESTRY

APRIL 2011


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The thesis attached hereto, entitled THE FLORAS OF UNIVERSITY OF

SOUTHEASTERN PHILIPINES, APOKON, TAGU !ITY, "re"ared and s#$%itted

$& 'Y'LE (EAN N) 'ARAGOSA in "artial *#l*ill%ent o* the re+#ire%ents *or the

deree o* -achelor o* Science in Forestr& in here$& acce"ted

.ANILO - -OTIN E.GAR.O .) AGTI-AY

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E.3IN R) ANGANAAN

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Acce"ted as "artial *#l*ill%ent o* the re+#ire%ents *or the deree o* -acheloro* Science in Forestr&)

E.3IN R) ANGANAAN!hair%an, Forestr& .e"art%ent

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IRENEO P) APLAYO

.ean, USeP4 Ta#% !a%"#s, !ARS

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-IOGRAPHI!AL SKET!H

The a#thor is $orn on the 56thda& o* A"ril, 5775 to r) an#el -) 'araosa

(r) and rs) Sarah N) 'araosa at -olton E8tension, .a/ao !it&) Since she 9as *i/e,

her *a%il& %o/ed to Ta#n !it& and decided to sta& there *or ood)

She had s"ent her ele%entar& &ears at a#"o Pilot !entral Ele%e%tar&

School 9here she rad#ated &ear :;;I?s ost E**ecti/e School, she hhad

dedicated her ti%e *or en/iron%ent "reser/ation $& $ein acti/e at the Phili""ine

Societ& o* Yo#th Science !l#$, Inc)

En9ra""ed 9ith her desire to "reser/e her ca#se o* "reser/in the

en/iron%ent, she too@ #" -achelor o* Science in Forestr& at the Uni/ersit& o*

So#theastern Phili""ines)

She "resentl& li/es at !a"itol Ho%es Ura&a S#$di/isions in an@ila%,

Ta#% !it&) .#rin her s"are ti%e, she lo/es to s#r* the 9orld9ide 9e$ and 9ishes

to tra/el the 9orld so%eda&)

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To the Tro%ans -ar@ada *or also $ein one o* the dri/in *orce *or %e to stri/e hard)

I 9ant to than@ the% *or the 9onder*#l *riendshi" *or 9hich I a% tr#l& ladC

To the .a"hasB Pare, ar@ Pilando@, Gras&a, Inda&, aria, a%e& A%or, Tan&,

(han and .odon *or their s#""ort and *riendshi" thro#h thic@ and thinC

To Lo#ie -r&an La"at *or his "o9er*#l enco#rae%entC

To Forester Ro8anne

To %& *a%il& *or $elie/in that I can and

To those I *ailed to %ention 9ho had hel"ed in one 9a& or the other *or %e to reach

the to") I?ll $e *ore/er rate*#l)


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TA-LE OF !ONTENTS

INTRO.U!TION PAGE

O$Decti/e o* the St#d&

Sini*icance o* the St#d&

Sco"e and Li%itation o* the St#d&Location o* the St#d&

REVIE3 OF RELATE. LITERATURE

ETHO.OLOGY

a" Reconnaissance

Gro#nd ReconnaissancePlant S"eci%en !ollection

S"ecies Identi*ication

Photora"h o* S"eci%en.e*inition o* Ter%s

RESULT AN. .IS!USSION

S"ecies identi*ication

S"ecies .escri"tion

SUARY, !ON!LUSIONS AN. RE!OEN.ATION

S#%%ar&

!oncl#sionsReco%%endation

LITERATURE !ITE.

APPEN.I!ES


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LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE NO) NAE OF SPE!IES PAGE

5 ani#%

: -aras

< .ao ahoan&

-ani6 ana

= G4%elina

Narra7 3hite La#an

5; Al%on

55 ala"a"a&a5: .#rian

5< L#$i

5 Acacia5 A&anile56 Lanones

5= !hico

5 Santol57 !ai%ito

:; aran -an#han

:5 ola/e:: Ra%$#tan

:< Ka"o@

: Talisa&

: Anti"olo:6 Ali%

:= I"il4i"il

: Indian tree:7 Para r#$$er


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LIST OF APPEN.I!ES

APPEN.I> NO) PAGE

I total n#%$er o* trees in 9hole area

II List o* non4di"terocar" s"ecies *o#nd in the area

III List o* di"terocar" s"ecies *o#nd in the area

IV List o* $iest dia%eter *or e/er& s"ecies in the

9hole area

V Location o* the St#d&


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A-STRA!T


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INTRO.U!TION

The 9orld?s rich *orests are an i%"ortant treas#re to "eo"les aro#nd the lo$e)

3e $ene*it *ro% the $ioloical "rocesses o* the "lants and trees as 9ell as the $&4

"rod#cts that are so#rced *ro% it) 3itho#t o#r *orests, 9e 9ill ha/e %#ch lo9er li*e

lone/it&, in ter%s not onl& o* cons#%er "rod#cts $#t also o* the en/iron%ent)

Prod#cts that directl& or indirectl& ca%e *ro% the *orests can $e *o#nd all aro#nd o#r

ho%es) an& o* these 9e #se e/er& da& are ta@en *or ranted)

Forests are an essential "art o* o#r en/iron%ent as 9ell as in o#r ecoloical s&ste%)

Trees hel" cool the te%"erat#re, "ro/ide *ood, shade and ho%es *or 9ildli*e and

s#""l& o8&en into the air) The& are also i%"ortant to %ini%ie the e**ects o* air

"oll#tion) O*ten, "articles in the air are tra""ed on the lea/es o* trees and adhere #ntil

the rain 9ashes the ca#se o* "oll#tion o**) Thro#h this "rocess, *orests can act as an

i%"ortant all& in the *iht aainst air "oll#tion)

an& ro#"s are 9or@in hard to9ard tr&in to identi*& *orest trees as an essential

"art o* o#r en/iron%ent) Foresters and loers consider trees not onl& as a "art o* o#r

en/iron%ent $#t also as an essential *i$er o* o#r li/es $& %eans o* %a@in a li/in)


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-ein a$le to identi*& and classi*& trees is an i%"ortant "art o* the st#d& o* *orestr&) It

is di**ic#lt to co%%#nicate 9ith other "eo"le a$o#t trees i* &o# cannot call the% $&

their co%%on andor scienti*ic na%es) Trees are indenti*ied #sin /ario#s %ethods

s#ch as lea* sha"e and t&"e, $ar@ te8t#re, t9i sha"e and tree sie) Lea* sha"e,

hard9ood or so*t9ood, e/erreen or decid#o#s is also $ein #sed)

Trees enerall& add a ro9th rin each &ear) This %eans that &o# can esti%ate the ae

o* a har/ested tree $& co#ntin the ann#al ro9th rins o* the st#%") Foresters o*ten

need to @no9 the ae o* ro9in tree in order to %a@e %anae%ent decisions) A tree

9ith a s%all dia%eter %a& in *act $e older than a tree 9ith a lare dia%eter) This %a&

$e d#e to $etter ro9in conditions, enetics o* the tree and or $& other *actors)

Kno9in the tr#e ae o* the ro#" o* trees aids the *oresters to %a@e decisions

reardin thin@in, clear4c#ttin and other %anae%ent "ractices)

This st#d& identi*ied the e8istin *loras o* the Uni/ersit& o* So#theastern Phili""ines

Ta#% !a%"#s in the antici"ation that 9ill $e a *#t#re re*erence *or researches in

the ta8ono%& o* trees)


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O$Decti/es o* the St#d&

5) To na%e and identi*& the *loras o* USeP4Ta#% !a%"#s s"eci*icall& the 9ood&

"lants)

:) To $e a$le to descri$e $ased on their %or"holoical characteristics


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REVIE3 OF RELATE. LITERATURE


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ETHO.OLOGY

a" Reconnaissance

This research 9as cond#cted 9ith the #sed o* %a" o* Uni/ersit& o*

So#theastern Phili""ines, Ta#% !it&) It is situated along the national

highway going to Davao Oriental at the central part of Barangay

Apokon, City of Tagum.

Gro#nd Reconnaissance

Presently, this campus has a total area of !."#$$

hectares from the original $"."#$$ hectares of %atland &ecause

eight '( hectares was given to Tagum )ational Trade *chool and

another four '+( was given to the Davao egional -ospital upon the

reuest of the provincial government to the then administrator,

*uperintendent /elipe 0alleon.

1*eP2Tagum has the following neigh&ors, the Davao egional

-ospital 'D-( and the Tagum )ational Trade *chool 'T)T*( along

its east &order. At its northeastern and western &orders is the -i3o

Agricultural Comple4.


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Plant S"eci%en !ollection


It is "ossi$le to identi*& %an& o* o#r nati/e trees $& loo@in at their lea/es)

Strictl& s"ea@in, identi*ication sho#ld in/ol/e e8a%ination o* the *lo9ers 1"etals,

se"als, sta%en etc)2, 9hich are *ar less /aria$le than lea/es) Ho9e/er, in %ost cases, it

is "ossi$le to %a@e an identi*ication #sin D#st a *e9 *eat#res o* the lea/es and t9is)

In identi*&in a s"ecies 9e sho#ld $e o$ser/a$le thro#ho#t the li*t o* a tree)


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S"ecies .escri"tion

Photora"h S"eci%en


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.e*inition o* Ter%s

Ac#%inate 4 A lea* a"e8 9ith a lon, ta"erin "oint seto** rather a$r#"tl&

*ro% the %ain $od&, e)) o* lea*)

Ac#te 4 A lea* characteried $& a "ointed end *or%in an ac#te anle,

5)< less than riht anle)

A"e8 4 This is the #""er "ortion o* the $lade incl#din the tiJ"

1A"ic#l#s2 9hich is either "ointed or ro#nded)

As&%%etrical 4 A lea* characteried in 9hich the $lade is di/ided $& the

%idri$s and has #ne+#all& hal/es)

-iodi/ersit& 4 Re*ers to the /ariet& and /aria$ilit& a%on li/in oranis%s)

1anerans, Protistan, F#ni, Pla%ts and Ani%als2 and the

Ecoloical co%"le8es in 9hich said oranis%s occ#r)


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RESULT AN. .IS!USSION



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S"ecies .escri"tion

Plate No) 5

!o%%on Na%e B ani#%

Scienti*ic Na%e BAcacia mangium

Fa%il& Na%e B Fa$aceae

Ha$itat B Tro"ical lo9land ones

-ar@ Pattern B Ro#h, hard, *iss#red near the $ase

Lea* Arrane%ent B

Lea* A"e8 B

Lea* !o%"osition B

Lea* Venation B

Lea* Sha"e B

Lea* -ase B

Lea* arin B


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F#nctional Uses B

S"ecies .escri"tion

Plate No) :

!o%%on Na%e B

Scienti*ic Na%e B

Fa%il& Na%e B

Ha$itat B

-ar@ Pattern B

Lea* Arrane%ent B

Lea* A"e8 B

Lea* !o%"osition B

Lea* Venation B

Lea* Sha"e B

Lea* -ase B

Lea* arin B


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F#nctional Uses B

S"ecies .escri"tion

Plate No) II 1-2 List o* Non4 .i"terocar" S"ecies Fo#nd in the Area


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APPEN.I> III List o* .i"terocar" S"ecies Fo#nd in the Area


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APPEN.I> V Location o* the St#d&

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