DENR: List of Threatened Plant Species in the Philippines
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has released a public reminder prohibiting the collection and trade of plant species which are classified as threatened species unless a permit was issued by the office.
“A PUBLIC REMINDER: Collection and trade of threatened species are prohibited unless such acts are covered by a permit issued by the DENR, please help us protect our wildlife by not patronizing and reporting these illegal activities.”-DENR on Facebook
List of Threatened Plant Species
Here are the following species in the Philippines identified by DENR as threatened plant species.
Critically Endangered
- Coral plant
- Balanophora coralliformis Pelser, Tandang & Barcelona
- Balanophoraceae
- Valit
- Calamus batanensis (Becc.) Baja-Lapis
- Arecaceae
- Medinilla dallciana Fernando & Balete
- Melastomataceae
- Humagos
- Greeniopsis megalantha Merr.
- Rubiaceae
- Pitcher Plant
- Nepenthes peltata Sh. Kurata
- Nepenthaceae
- Lady Slipper orchid
- Paphiopedilum adductum Asher
- Orchidaceae
- Hypericum pulogense Merr.
- Hyperiacaceae
- Tungkod Langit
- Helminthostachys zeylanica (I.,) Hook.
- Ophioglossaceae
- Malaputat
- Terminalia darlingii Merr.
- Combretaceae
Endangered
- Curran Pitogo
- Cycas curranii K.D. Hill
- Cycadaceae
- Dendrobium bullenianum Rchb.f.
- Orchidaceae
- Hoya
- Hoya wayetii Kloppenb.
- Apocynaceae
- Pakong Buwaya
- Cyathea contaminans (Wall.) Copel.
- Cyatheaceae
- Uruy
- Rafflesia Speciosa Barcelona & Fernando
- Rafflesiaceae
- Pitcher Plant
- Nepenthes ventricosa Blanco
- Nepenthaceae
- Mangkono
- Xanthostemon vedugonianus Naves ex Fern. – Vill.
- Myrtaceae
- Lalanug
- Medinilla stenobotrys Merr.
- Melastomataceae
- Bantigue
- Pemphis acidula J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
- Lythraceae
Vulnerable
- Bansilai
- Brackenridgea palutris Bartell, var. foxworhtyi
- (Elmer) P.O.Kanis Ochnaceae
- Dillenia cauliflora Merr
- Dilleniaceae
- Hoya
- Hoya meliflua (Blanco) Merr.
- Apocanyceae
- Bantulinau
- Diospyros ferrea (Willd.) Bakh
- Ebenaceae
- Koch’s malagos
- Rhododendron kochii Stein
- Ericaceae
- Vonitan
- Lilium longiflorum Thunb.
- Liliaceae
- Begonia
- Begonia tandangii C. -I.Peng & R.Rubite
- Begoniaceae
- Bindanugan
- Strongylodon elmeri Merr.
- Fabaceae
- Bagaas
- Sararanga philippinensis Merr.
- Pandanaceae
- Schefflera microphylla Merr.
- Araliaceae
Other Threatened Species
- Duguan
- Myristica philippensis I.am.
- Myristicaceae
- Agbab
- Vanoverberghia sepulchrei Merr.
- Zingiberaceae
- Kulilisiau
- Persea philippinensis (Merr.) Elmer
- Lauraceae
- Kuyaob
- Rosa luciae Franch. & Rochebr.
- Rosaceae
- Calamus daemonoropoides Fernando
- Arecaceae
- Hanley lanete
- Wrightia hanleyi Elmer
- Apocynaceae
- Tectaria tabonensis M.G. Price
- Tectariaceae
- Pentaphragma grandiflorum Kurz
- Pentaphragmataceae
- Alyxia linearis Markgr.
- Apocynaceae
- Voyavoi
- Phoenix loureiroi Kunth.
- Arecaceae
Furthermore, check out the List of Commonly Poached-Threatened Plants in the country and the classification of threatened plants.
Source: DENR
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do a search on FB Groups for the following:
Plantitas / Plantitos ng Pilipinas
Plantitas and Plantios Ph The Marketplace
people over there are poaching and selling endangered plants.