Table 1

Timber Species of the Philippines and Their Main Uses

LOCAL NAME BOTANICAL NAME MAIN USES

Acacia Samanea Saman (S. A preferred wood for carving,
American, “raintree”) furniture, fancy cabinet work,
general construction
Afu Anisoptera Palosapis group Rotary cut veneer and plywood
Agoho Casuarina Marine piles, telegraph poles
Akle Serialbizia acle High quality furniture, cabinet
making, gunstock, carving,
sculpture, interior finish, and
panels; Walnut substitute
Akleng - Parang Albizia procera Furniture, cabinet making,
carving house posts, bridges,
mining timber; Walnut substitute;
strong, durable
Almaciga Agathis Sawn timber, veneer, plywood;
Manila copal gum
Almon Shorea almon Rotary cut veneer, plywood,
cabinet and furniture making,
flooring, boat planking and
framing, pulp, paper, fiberboard,
sawn timber, general
construction
Amugia Koordersiodendron Veneer and plywood
Anabiong Trema orientalis Pulp and paper, fiberboard
Api-api Avicenia Mangrove Veneer, plywood, decorative
plywood
Apitong Dipterocarpus spp. Sawn timber, veneer, mining
Especially D. gradilorus timber, transmission poles
Aranga Homalium Building construction
Bangtikan Parashorea Rotary cut veneer and plywood,
cabinet and furniture making,
flooring, boat planking and
framing, pulp, timber fiberboard,
sawn timber, construction
Bagras Eucalyptus deglupta Pulp, paper, sawn timber, core
stock and face veneer
Bakan Litsea
Bakauan (Bacawan) Rhizophora mangrove Dissolving pulp, fiber wood,
charcoal
Balakat Ziziphus Sawn wood
Balu Cordia
Banaba Largerstroemia Pulp and paper
Bansalagin Mimusops
Banuyo Wallaceodendron Decorative panels, veneer,
plywood, gunstocks, high grade
interior work, cabinet making,
carving, sculpture
Balete Kingiodendron Furniture, cabinet work, doors,
 LOCAL NAME BOTANICAL NAME MAIN USES
interior finish, house
construction
Batikuling Litsea High-premium wood for
furniture, wood carving,
novelties
Batitinan Lagerstroemia Pulp and paper
Benguet pine Pinus kesiya Transmission poles, sawn timber,
mining timber, resin, paper
Betis Madhuca betis
Binggas Terminalia Picker sticks for textile industry
Binuang Octomeles Pulp and paper, sawn timber
Bitanghol Calophyllum Pulp and paper, sawn timber
Bitaog Calophyllum
Bolon Alphonsea Sports goods, ash substitute
Bolong-eta Diospyros Picker sticks for textile industry
Dagang Anisoptera Palosapis group Rotary cut veneer and plywood
Dalingdingan Hopea Construction timber, bridges,
doors, floor boards, window
frames and sills, furniture,
agricultural implements
Dangula Teijsmanniodendron
Dao Dracontomelon Plywood, decorative sliced
veneer, furniture, carving
Dita Alstonia Pulp and paper
Dungon Tarrieta Picker sticks for textile industry
Falcataria Albizia Sawn timber, pulpwood,
plywood
Gisok-gisok Hopea Railways sleepers, posts
Gubas Endosperum Matches, pulp and paper, soft
sawn wood, filling for flash
doors
Guijo Shorea Construction timber, sawn wood,
cabinet and furniture making,
bridges, dock piling, ship frames,
lorry bodies; naturally durable
Hagakhak Dipterocarpus Apitong
group
Igem Podocarpus Sawn timber and plywood
Ilang - ilang Sulfate plywood
Ipil Intsia High grade construction,
furniture, cabinet making, house
post
Ipil-ipil Leucaena Pulp and paper, fuel, fodder
Kaatoan Bangkal Anthocephalus Pulp and paper, matches, wood
carving, telegraph poles
Kader Rotary cut plywood
Kalamansi Neonauclea
Kalantas Toona Plywood, veneer, cigar boxes
Kalunti Shorea Cabinet and furniture making,
flooring, veneer and plywood,
 LOCAL NAME BOTANICAL NAME MAIN USES
boat planking and framing, pulp,
paper, fiberboard, sawn timber,
general construction
Kalumpit Terminalia
Kamagong Diospyros Wood carving, inlays, novelties
Kamatog Erythrophloeum General construction and
housing furniture, cabinet works,
apitong substitute
Karaksan Linociera Bowling pins, bobbins
Katmon Dillenia
Kayugalu Sindora High quality furniture, cabinet
work, interior finish, musical
instruments, flooring paneling,
doors, window frames
Kupang Parkia Light temporary construction,
boxboards, wooden shoes,
dugout, canoes
Lanipau Terminalia Rotary cut veneer and plywood
Lauan, Phil. Mahogany Shorea Sawn timber, peeled and sliced
veneer and plywood, pulp and
paper, fiberboard, furniture and
cabinet making
Loktob Duabanga Sawn timber, pulpwood, veneer
and plywood
Lumbang, Bagilumbang Aleurites Drying oil for fiberboard
Lumbayau Tarraietia Veneer, plywood, construction
timber
Magabuyo Celtis Pulp and paper, sports goods
Mahogany Swietenia (tropical Veneer, plywood, furniture,
America) paneling
Makaasim Syzigum
Malaanonang Shorea Building construction, veneer,
paneling
Malabayabas Tristania Railway sleepers, picker sticks,
Molave substitute
Malaipil Intsia High grade construction,
furniture, cabinet making, house
posts
Malakauayan Podocarpus Veneer, plywood, sawn timber
Malapapaya Polyscias Toothpicks, ice cream sticks
Malayakal Shorea Building construction
Malugai Pometia
Mamalis Pittosporum Pulp and paper, toothpick
Manggachapui Hopea Construction timber, bridges,
doors, floorboards, window
frames and sills, furniture,
agricultural implements
Manggasinoro Shorea Veneer, plywood; furniture and
as substitute for white lauan
Manggis Koompassia Veneer, plywood, interior finish,
 LOCAL NAME BOTANICAL NAME MAIN USES
narra substitute
Mangroves, Tanbark Rhizophora Good charcoal
Maranggo Azadirachta
Mayapis Shorea Cabinet and furniture making,
flooring, veneer, plywood, boats,
pulp, paper, fiber board, sawn
timber, general construction
Mindoro Pine Pinus merkusili Sawn timber
Molave Vitex Highly valued for construction
timber and railway sleepers
Moluccan sau Albizia falcataria Sawn wood, pulpwood, plywood
Narek Hopea
Narig Vatica spp. Sawn timber, picker sticks
Narra Pterocarpus Sliced veneer, fine furniture,
cabinet work, interior finish,
show cases
Nato Palaquim Sawn timber, pulp and paper,
veneer and plywood
Pahutan Mangifera Rotary cut and sliced veneer,
plywood, decorative panels
palisay Terminalia Veneer and plywood
Palosapis Anisoptera Sawn timber, plywood
Panau Dipterocarpus Apitong
group
Para rubber Hevea brasiliensis Veneer, plywood, sawn wood,
pulp and paper
Philippine Mahogany group Mostly Almon, Batikan,
Tangile, Red and White
Lauan (shorea)
Salingkugi Albizia General construction, furniture,
cabinet work
Sangilo Pistacia High quality wood for furniture,
wood carving, novelties
Supa Sindora High quality furniture, cabinet
work, interior finish, musical
instruments, novelties, flooring,
paneling, doors, window frames
Taba Tristania Novelties
Taluto pulpwood
Tamayuan Strombosia Bobbins and picker sticks
Tangile Shorea Furniture, cabinet making, sliced
and rotary cut veneer, plywood,
pulp, paper, fiberboard, boat
decks
Teak Tectona Fine furniture and veneers, boat
building
Tiaong Shorea Veneer and plywood, furniture
Tindalo Pahudia High valued for slice veneers,
cabinet making, furniture,
interior finish, doors, window
 LOCAL NAME BOTANICAL NAME MAIN USES
frames, stairs, floors; used like
red narra (Afzelia, Eperua)
Toog, Phil. rosewood Petershianthus Sawn timber, good sliced
decorative veneer, plywood, pulp
and paper
Tuai Bischofia Pulp and paper
Ulaian, Phil. oak Lithocarpus Picker sticks for textiles, sliced
veneer
Unik Albizia Light furniture, wood shoes,
cigar boxes, planking for light
boats
Vidal lanutan Bombycidendron Sports foods as ash substitute,
bobbins, picker sticks
White nato Pouteria Veneer, plywood
Yakal Hopea, Shorea Sawn wood, construction timber
Yati Tectona grandis
Yemane Gmelina Sawn wood, plywood, pulp,
paper