Afzelia rhombiodea
CAESALPINIACEAE. Indigenous. Endangered
SIZE: Up to 25m tall; trunk size 50cm diameter
TYPE: Semi-deciduous
HABITAT: Forests at low to medium altitude; tolerant of poor soil
Tindalo has figured in two important event in Philippine history: President Manuel L. Quezon planted a tindalo in the plaza of Bacolod City when it became a chartered city in 1938. Much earlier, in 1521, the cross planted by Magellan in Cebu was encased in tindalo.