Calophyllum inophyllum
CLUSIACEAE. Indigenous
SIZE: Up to 20m tall; trunk size 80cm diameter
TYPE: Semi-deciduous
HABITAT: Sandy, well-drained soil in beaches and coastal thickets
“Shade and shelter, food and medicine, sea transport and shore protector; soil improver and ornamental: this is a tree for all seasons and many reasons, for life’s ailments and its enhancements… the Bitaog would seem to make it complete with the coconut tree for the title ‘Tree of Life’”.
Ed Maranan, writer, author and journalist; quote from Philippine Native Trees 101: Up Close and Personal