Artocarpus blancoi
MORACEAE. Endemic. Endangered
SIZE: Up to 30m
TYPE: Evergreen
HABITAT: We might be forgiven for thinking this tree could only be found in the hills of Antipolo Riza Province it grows throughout the Philippines, especially in Luzon, Mindanao and Negros, in thickets and forest of low and medium altitude.
This tree is associated with the statue of the Virgin Mary in Antipolo, believed to be miraculous, and a famous song. “….Bakit saan ba tayo pupunta?/ Sa Antipolo na malaging masaya…Tayo na sa Antipolo/ at doo’y maligo tayo/ sa batis na kung tawagin/ ay hi-hi-hinulugang taktak…” Antipolo wood is used for making musical instruments.