Cratoxylum sumatranum
CLUSIACEAE. Indigenous
SIZE: Up to 15m tall; trunk size 20cm diameter
TYPE: Evergreen
HABITAT: Primary and secondary forests, open woodland, thickets and grassland on well-drained soil
The paguringon may have a rough bark, but when used for treating wounds and scabies, it smoothens out the skin. Also called the kansilay, Silay City in Negros Occidental was names after this tree. In turn, the “Paris of Negros” named the paguringon its official tree.