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
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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
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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