CGC - Landscape Softscape Materials

PLANT PALETTE
PLANT PALETTE
L E G E N D:
WATER REQUIREMENT: LIGHT REQUIREMENT:
LOW WATER REQUIREMENT FULL SUN
MODERATE WATER REQUIREMENT PARTIAL SHADE
HIGH WATER REQUIREMENT

FULL SHADE
GROUNDCOVERS
Axonopus compressus
Frog grass
Planting specifications: Sodded
Paspalum conjugatum
Carabao grass

Paspalum notatum
Bahia grass
Zoysia matrella
Manila grass

Aglaonema commutatum
Silver king
Planting specifications:
Height: 250-300mm
Plant spacing: 250mm on center Quantity
per sqm: 18pcs.
Arachis pintoi
Yellow/Ornamental peanut
Height: 100-150mm
per sqm: 51pcs.
Coleus blumei
Mayana
Height: 150-200mm
Quantity per sqm: 29pcs.
Plant spacing: 200mm on
center
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Pink cuphea
Height: 200-300mm
Plant spacing: 300mm on center
Quantity per sqm:
Episcia cupreata
Common episcia
Height: 100-200mm
per sqm: 51pcs.
Episcia reptans
Silvery episcia
Height: 100-200mm
Ipomea aquatica
Morning glory
Height: 100-200mm
per sqm: 29pcs.
Juniperus horizontalis
Creeping juniper
Height: 200-300mm
per sqm: 13pcs.
Liriope muscarii
Kyoto grass
Height: 75-100mm
per sqm: 115pcs.
Phormium tenax var.

Silverwall
Height: 300-400mm
center Quantity per sqm: 18pcs
Ophiopogon jaburans
White ophipogon
Height: 250-300mm
per sqm: 18pcs.
Ophiopogon japonicus
Green ophiopogon
Height: 250-300mm
per sqm: 18pcs.
Pilea nummularifolia
Creeping charlie
Height: 100-150mm
per sqm: 29pcs.
Sanseveria “golden hahnii”

Golden hahnii
Height: 100-150mm
per sqm: 51pcs
Scindapsus aureus (syn. Epipremnum aureum)
Yellow waterplant
Height: 150-200mm
per sqm: 13pcs.
Selaginela willdenowii
Peacock fern
Height: 100-200mm
Quantity per sqm: 29pcs
Syngonium podophyllum
White syngonium
Height: 200-300mm
per sqm: 13pcs.
Wedelia trilobata
Wedelia
Height: 100-200mm
per sqm: 51pcs.
Zebrina pendula
Wandering jew
Height: 100-150mm
SHRUBS
Agaphantus sp.
Agaphantus Lily
Height: 300-400mm
per sqm: 13pcs.
Agave americana
Century plant
Height: 600-900mm
Plant spacing: 600-900mm on center
Quantity per sqm: 1-3pcs.
Aglaia odorata
Sinamomo
Height: 300-400mm
per sqm: 13pcs.
Alocasia sanderiana
Kris plant
Height: 600-900mm
per sqm: 3pcs
Allamanda cathartica
Yellow Bell
Height: 300-400mm
Anthurium crassinervium
Rainforest
Height: 400-600mm
Ardisia pyramidalis
Ardisia
Height: 300-400mm
per sqm: 13pcs.
Begonia rex
Begonia
Height: 300-400mm
per sqm: 13pcs.
Bougainvillea ‘mary palmer’
Mary Palmer
Height: 300-500mm
Bougainvillea spectabilis
Bougainvillea
Height: 300-500mm
Brun
Felsia Uniflora
Yesterday Today and Tomorrow
Height: 300-400mm
per sqm: 13p
Bucida spinosa
Bushida
Height: 400-600mm
per sqm: 5pcs.
Caladium bicolor
Corazon de Maria
Height: 300-400mm
per sqm: 13pcs.
Caladium x hortulanum
Fancy leaf caladium
Height: 300-400mm
Quantity per sqm: 13pc
Calathea lutea
Tabako
Height: 900-1200mm
per sqm: 5pcs.
Calathea loeseneri
Loeseneri
Height: 300-400mm
per sqm: 13pcs.
Calathea makoyana
Pinugo/Peacock plant
Height: 250-300mm
Calathea ornata var. rosea picta

Rosea Picta
Height: 250-300mm
Calathea zebrina
Zebra plant
Height: 250-300mm
Canna generalis
Bandera Espanola
Height: 600-800mm
Carmona retusa
Fookien Tea/Tsaang Gubat
Height: 300-400mm
Cosmos sulphureus
Yellow Cosmos
Height: 300-400mm
center
Costus speciosus
Costus
Height: 400mm
per sqm: 13pcs.
Costus speciosus var.

Variegated Costus
Height: 400mm
per sqm: 13pcs.
Crinum amabile
Red Crinum
Height: 600-900mm
Crinum asiaticum
Spider Lily
Height: 600-900mm
Cryptosperma merkusii
Palawan Badjang
Height: 500-800mm
Plant spacing: 500mm
on center Quantity per
sqm: 5pcs.
Cymbopogon citratus
Lemon Grass/Tanglad
Height: 300-400mm
Deiffenbacchia ‘marian’
Marian Bachia
Height: 250-300mm
Dianthus chinensis
Rainbow Pink
Height: 200-300mm
center
Draceana marginata
Money plant
Height: 300-500mm
Duranta repens
Golden duranta
Height: 300-400mm
Euphorbia splendens
Euphorbia
Height: 200-300mm
per sqm: 13pcs.
Evolvulus nuttallianus
Blue Daze
Height: 200-300mm
per sqm: 13pcs.
Excoecaria cochinchinensis
Pikara
Height: 400-600mm
center
Ficus nana
Ficus Nana
Height: 200-300mm
per sqm: 13pcs.
Furcraea gigantea
Giant Maguey
Height: 500-800mm
per sqm: 3pcs.
Hedychium coronarium
Philippine Kamia
Height: 300-400mm
per sqm: 13pcs.
Helianthus annuus
Sunflower
Height: 400-500mm
center
Hibiscus rosa sinensis

Gumamela
Height: 300-400mm
center
Hibiscus syriacus
Rose of Sharon
Height: 300-400mm
Hydrangea macrophylla
Milflores
Height: 300-400mm
Hymenocallis litorallis
Green Lily
Height: 300-400mm
Hymenocallis litorallis var.

Var. Green Lily
Height: 300-400mm
Ilex cornuta
Chinese Holly
Height: 300-400mm
center
Ixora philipinensis
Philippine Santan
Height: 300-400mm
center
Juniperus chinensis
Juniper
Height: 600-900mm
center
Lantana camara
Coronitas
Height: 300-400mm
Medinilla cumingii
Chandelier Tree
Height: 300-600mm
on center Quantity per
sqm: 13pcs.
Medinilla magnifica
Philippine Orchid
Height: 300-600mm
Medinilla miniata
Crimson Medinilla
Height: 300-600mm
Medinilla speciosa
Showy Asian Grapes
Height: 300-600mm
Melastoma candidum
Melastoma
Height: 300-500mm
Monstera deliciosa
Monstera
Height: 900-1500mm
Quantity per sqm: 1pc.
Murraya paniculata
Kamuning
Height: 300-600mm
per sqm: 13pcs.
Mussaenda ‘dona aurora’

Dona Aurora
Height: 600-900mm
per sqm: 5pcs.
Mussaenda ‘dona luz’
Dona Luz
Height: 600-900mm
center
Pachystachys lutea
Lollipop Plant
Height: 300-600mm
center
Pandanus tectorius
Screw Pine
Height: 600-900mm
center Quantity per sqm:
3pcs.
Pandanus veitchii var.

Var. Pandan
Height: 400-600mm
7pcs.
Pennisetum setaceum
Fountain Grass
Height: 400-600mm
on center
Quantity per sqm:7pcs.
Pennisetum setaceum rubrum

Red Fountain Grass
Height: 400-600mm
on center
Pentas lanceolata
Star Cluster
Height: 300-400mm
Philodendron imperial red congo

Red Congo
Height: 500-800mm
Philodendron green congo
Green Congo
Height: 500-800mm
3pcs.
Philodendron lacerum
Toothed Philodendron
Height: 500-800mm
3pcs.
Philodendron melinonii
Melinonii
Height: 600-900mm
center
Philodendron giganteum
Giant Philodendron
Height: 900-1200mm
center
Philodendron oxycardium
Heart shaped philodendron
Height: 300-400mm
Philodendron selloum
Selloum
Height: 600-900mm
Phylanthus myrtifolius
Japanese Bush
Height: 300-400mm
13pcs.
Podocarpus macrophylla
Maki
Height: 600-900mm
center Quantity per sqm: 7pcs.
Russelia equisetiformis
Firecracker plant
Height: 300-400mm
Saccharum spontaneum
Talahib
Height: 600-800mm
Salvia splendens
Salvia
Height: 300-400mm
Schefflera arboricola
Schefflera
Height: 300-400mm
Serissa japonica
Serissa
Height: 200-300mm
Spathiphyllum commutatum
Common Spathiphyllum
Height: 300-400mm
Spathiphyllum mauna loa
Mauna Loa
Height: 400-500mm
center
Spathiphyllum sensation
Sensation
Height: 500-600mm
center
Tabernaemontana ‘dwarf pandakaki’
Dwarf Pandakaki
Height: 200-400mm
center
Tabernaemontana ‘silver pandakaki’

Silver Pandakaki
Height: 600-800mm
center
Tagetes patula
French Marigold
Height: 200-300mm
Verbena hybrida
Verbena
Height: 200-300mm
Vetiveria zizanoides
Vetiver grass
Height: 400-600mm
AQUATIC PLANTS &
RAIN GARDEN
Cyperus alternifolius
Umbrella plant
Height: 400-600mm
Cyperus papyrus
Papyrus Plant
Height: 400-600mm
Eichhornia crassipes
Water Hyacinth
Height: 300-400mm
Plant spacing: Floating
Equisetum hyemale
Horsetail Plant
Height: 400-500mm
Nelumbium nelumbo
Lotus
Height:
Plant spacing: as shown on plan
Nymphea nouchali
Hairy Water Lily
Height:
Nymphea odorata
Water Lily
Height:
Nymphea stellata
Water Lily
Height:
Pistia stratiotes
Quiapo Lily
Height: 100-150mm
Plant spacing: Floating
Scindapsus aureus
Yellow Water Plant
Height: 200-300mm
Thalia geniculata
Water Canna
Height: 500-600mm
Typha angustifolia
Cat Tail
Height: 500-600mm
Victoria regia
Royal Water Lily
Diameter: 800-1000mm
BAMBOO
Bambusa dolichomerithalla
Thai Bamboo
Height: 2400-3000mm
Bambusa Multiplex Var.

Variegated Bambo
Height: 400-600mm
Bambusa nigra
Black Bamboo
Height: 2400-3000mm
Bambusa ventricosa
Budha Belly Bamboo
Height: 2000-2400mm
Bambusa vulgaris var. striata
Golden Bamboo
Height: 2400-3000mm
Phyllostachys Aurea
Benguet Bamboo/Running Bamboo
Height: 2000-2400mm
Thyrsostachys Siamensis
Pole Bamboo
Height: 2400-3000mm
BROMELIADS
Aechmea blanchetiana
Yellow Aechmea
Height: 300-500mm
Aechmea fulgens
Aechmea
Height: 300-500mm
Billbergia pyramidalis
Vase Plant Bromeliad
Height: 300-500mm
Plant spacing: 300-400mm on
center
Crypthantus sp.
Crypthanthus
Height: 300-500mm
center
Guzmania sp.
Guzmania
Height: 300-400mm
Neoregelia sp.
Neoregelia
Height: 300-500mm
center
Vriesea imperialis
Imperialis
Diameter: 600-800mm
Plant spacing: 800-1 000mm on center Quantity per
sqm: 1pc.
Vriesea sp.
Vriesea
Height: 300-500mm
center
FERNS
Asplenium nidus
Birds Nest Fern
Diameter: 600-800mm
Asplenium rasta
Rattle Snake Fern
Diameter: 600-800mm
Blechnum gibum
Silver Lady
Height: 500-700mm
Nephrolepis biserrata
Fishtail Fern
Height: 300-600mm
Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis
Boston Fern
Height: 300-600mm
Platycerium bifurcatum
Common Staghorn Fern
Diameter: 600-800mm
Platycerium giganteum
Giant Staghorn Fern
Diameter: 600-1000mm
MEDICINAL PLANTS
Allium sativum
Garlic/Bawang
Height: 200-300mm
Aloe vera
Aloe Vera
Height: 200-300mm
Anona squamosa
Atis
Height: 1500-2000mm
Basella rubra
Alugbati
Height: 150-200mm
29pcs.
Amaranthus Spinosus
Kulitis
Height: 200-300mm
Ananas comosus
Pineapple/Pinya
Height: 300-600mm
Bixa orellana
Achuete/Lipstick plant
Height: 1500-2000mm
Blumea balsamifera
Sambong
Height: 200-300mm
Carica papaya
Papaya
Height: 1500-2000mm
Cassia alata
Akapulko
Height: 600-800mm
Centella asiatica
Takip Kohol
Height: 100-150mm
Chrysanthemum Indicum
Mansanilya
Height: 200-300mm
Coleus aromaticus
Oregano
Height: 200-300mm
Anona reticulata
Anonas
Height: 1500-2000mm
Impatiens balsamina
Kamantigue
Height: 200-300mm
Imperata cylindrica
Cogon
Height: 400-600mm
Kalanchoe pinnata
Kataka-taka
Height: 200-300mm
Manihot esculenta
Kamoteng Kahoy
Height: 400-600mm
Mentha Cordifolia
Herba Buena
Height: 100-150mm
Mimosa pudica
Makahiya
Height: 150-200mm
Momordica charantia
Ampalaya
Height: 100-150mm
Plant spacing: Vine as shown on plan
Musa paradisiaca
Saging
Height: 800-1000mm
Nerium oleander
Adelfa
Height: 600-800mm
Nicotiana tabacum
Tabako
Height: 400-600mm
Pandanus odoratissimus
Pandan Mabango
Height: 300-500mm
Tagetes erecta
Amarillo
Height: 200-300mm
VINES
Antigonon leptopus
Cadena de Amor
Height: 200-300mm
Plant spacing: vine as shown on plan
Cissus sicyoides
Millionaires Vine
Height: 200-300mm
Plant spacing: vine as show on plan
Dischidia ovata
Watermelon Dischidia
Height: 100-150mm
Ficus pumila
Creeping Fig
Height: 100-150mm
Mansoa alliacea
Garlic Vine
Height: 200-300mm
Quisqualis indica
Rangoon Vine
Height: 300-400mm
Stongylodon macrobotrys
Jade Vine
Height: 300-60
Thunbergia grandiflora
Purple Thunbergia
Height: 300-600mm
Thunbergia mysorensis
Clock Vine
Height: 300-600mm
Thunbergia grandiflora alba

White Thunbergia
Height: 300-600mm
Tristellateia australasiae
Yellow Vine
Height: 200-300mm
Vernonnia elaeagnifolia
Singapore Vine
Height: 200-300mm
PALMS
Bismarckia Nobilis
Bismarck Palm
Height: 1200-1500mm clear trunk ht.
Chamaedorea seifrizii
Seifrizii/Bamboo Palm
Height: 1200-1500mm
Caryota cumingii
Pugahan
Caryota mitis
Fishtail Palm
Height: 1500-1800mm
Chrysalidocarpus lutescens
Palmera
Height: 1200-1500mm
Cocos nucifera
Coconut
Cyathea sp.
Tree Fern
Phoenix dactylifera
Date Palm
Phoenix roebelenii
Dwarf Date Palm
Rhapis excelsa
Lady Palm
Height: 600-900mm
Rhapis humilis
Slender Lady Palm
Height: 600-900mm
Roystonea regia
Royal Palm
Saribus rotundifolius
Anahaw
Height: 1200-1500mm
Veitchia merrillii
Manila Palm
Wodyetia bifurcata
Foxtail Palm
TREES
Araucaria heterophylla
Norfolk Pine
Height: 2000-2500mm
Brassaia actinophylla
Umbrella Tree
Planting specifications: Height: 3000-

3500mm Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Caballero
Height: 1200-1500mm
Callistemon viminalis
Weeping bottlebrush
Height: 3000-3500mm Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Cassia fistula
Golden Shower
Cocoloba uvifera
Sea grape
Height: 3000-3500mm Trunk
Dia.: 50-75mm
Cupressus glabra
Cypress
Height: 1200-1500mm
Delonix regia
Fire Tree
Height: 3500-4000mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Erythrina indica
Dapdap
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Ficus religiosa
Peepul tree
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Ficus benjamina
Balete
Gingko biloba
Silver Apricot
Height: 2000-2500mm Trunk Dia.: 50mm
Pachira macrocarpa
Chestnut/Money Plant
Height: 1500-2000mm
Trunk Dia.: 50mm
Podocarpus macrophyllus
Maki
Height: 900-1200mm
Spathodea campanulata
African Tulip

Tabebuia Heterophylla
Pink Tabebuia
Planting specifications: Height: 2500-3000mm

Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Tabernaemontana pandacaqui
Pandakaking Puti
Planting specifications: Height: 1000-1500mm

Trunk Dia.: 30-50mm
Thevetia peruviana
Yellow Kampanilya
Height: 2000-2500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50mm
Triplaris cumingiana
Palo Santo
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Yucca elephantipes
Yucca
Height: 2000-2500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
EDIBLE TREES
Artocarpus Heterophylla
Langka
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Averrhoa carambola
Balimbing
Height: 2500-3000mm
Trunk Dia.: 50mm
Chrysopyllum cainito
Caimito/Star Aple
Planting specifications: Height:

3000-3500mm Trunk Dia.: 50-
75mm
Citrus grandis
Suha
Height: 2000-2500mm Trunk Dia.:
50mm
Mangifera indica
Manga
Height: 2000-2500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50mm
Psidium guajava
Bayabas
Height: 1500-2000mm
Trunk Dia.: 30-50mm
Sandoricum koejape
Santol
Height: 2500-3000mm
Trunk Dia.: 50mm
Syszygium jambolanum
Duhat
Height: 2500-3000mm
Trunk Dia.: 50mm
Tamarindus indicus
Sampalok
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
NATIVE TREE
Afzelia rhomdoidea
Tindalo
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Plant spacing: as shown on
plan
Height: 25 to 36 meters,
Trunk caliper: 40 to 80 cm
Habitat: low hills and ridges,
primary rain forests
at low and medium elevations
up to 350 meters
Status: Endangered
Alstonia macrophylla
Batino
Trunk caliper: 100 cm
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Habitat: primary and disturbed

forest ranging from flooded areas to
montane forest, on soils ranging
from sandy clay to limestone, at
elevations from sea- level to about
2,900 meters
Alstonia scholaris
Dita
Height: 40 meters,
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Habitat: A dominant canopy

species found in coastal
mesophyll vine forest
Anisoptera thurifera
Palosapis
Height: 50 meters,
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Trunk caliper: 180 cm diameter
Habitat: An emergent or canopy tre

e in evergreen and semi-evergreen
Dipterocarp forests at elevations below 750 meters.
Status: IUCN red list for threatened species 2004
Antidesma bunius
Bignay
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Height: 30 meters
Trunk caliper: up to 1-meter
diameter
Habitat: Wet evergreen

forest, dipterocarp forest and teak forest; on river banks, at forest edges, along roadsid
es; in bamboo thickets; in semi- cultivated and
cultivated areas; in shady or open habitats; usually in
secondary but also in primary vegetation
Artocarpus blancoi
Antipolo
Height: 30 meters,
Dia.: 50-75mm
Habitat: Lowland forests and

thickets
Status: IUCN red list for
threatened species 2004
Artocarpus odoratissimus
Marang
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Height: 25 meters,
Habitat: Secondary forests up to

1,000 meters altitude on sandy clay
soils
Bombax ceiba
Malabulak
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Plant spacing: as shown
on plan
Height: 25 meters or more
diameter
Habitat: Humid
lowland deciduous forests
often found near stream banks.
Barringtonia asiatica
Botong
Height: 3000-3500mm
Height: 20 meters,
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
on plan
Trunk caliper: 100 to 150
cm diameter
Habitat: coastal areas, along

rivers or in mangrove swamp at about sea-level.
Sometimes grow further inland on calcareous hills or
cliffs at elevations up to 350 meters.
Bauhinia malabarica
Alibangbang
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
on plan
Height: 4 to 17 meters
Habitat: Grasslands and

sometimes in very dry areas
Calophyllum inophyllum
Bitaog/Palo Maria
Height: 3000-3500mm,
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
plan
Trunk caliper: up to 150 cm
diameter
Habitat: rocky and sandy

coastal areas above high tide
level. Inland sandy soils at
elevations up to 200 meters.
Cananga odorata
Ilang Ilang
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Height: 3 to 3o meters, fast
growing,
Habitat: secondary forest from sea

level to the relatively moist cool mid
upland slopes.
Canarium ovatum
Pili
Height: 25 meters,
Trunk caliper: up to 50
cm diameter
Dia.: 50-75mm
on plan
Habitat: rainforest, low to

medium elevation.
Status: Vulnerable
Casuarina equisetifolia
Agoho
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Height: 6 to 35, sometimes up to 60
meters
Trunk caliper: 20 to 100 cm diameter
Habitat: sandy coastal areas to

inland lower hill areas
Clerodendrum quadriloculare
Bagawak Morado
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Height: fast growing shrub to
small tree up to 4.5 meters
Habitat: acid to neutral loam

soil, shade/partial shade tolerant
Status: Critically Endangered
Crateva religiosa
Balai Lamok/Salingbobog

Height: slow growing up to 30 meters
tall
Habitat: Humid river valleys, rainforest,

at elevations between 100 to 700 meters
Status: Limited Distribution
Cynometra ramiflora
Balitbitan
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Habitat: coastal, tidal, mangrove

forest, inland up to elevation 400
meters.
Dillenia philippinensis
Katmon
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Habitat: low to medium altitude forests,

will not survive upland cold climates
Status: Vulnerable
Diospyros blancoi
Kamagong/Mabolo

Trunk caliper: 80cm diameter
Habitat: primary and secondary forest at

low and medium elevations
Dracontamelon dao
Dao

3000-3500mm Trunk Dia.: 50-
75mm
Height: up to 55 meters
Habitat: sea level to elev. 500,

alluvial flats, swampy areas in
primary and secondary forest.
Status: Vulnerable
Erythrina variegata
Coral Tree
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
plan
Habitat: Coastal forests

Eucalyptus deglupta
Bagras
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm

plan
Height: fast growing up to 60

meters,
Habitat: commonly found

along rivers
Status: becoming Threatened
Ficus pseudopalma
Niogniogan
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm

plan
Habitat: Thickets at low

elevation
Ficus variegata
Tangisang Bayawak
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
plan
Height: 7 - 38 meters
diameter
Habitat: Along rivers and

streams or on alluvial sites,
valleys at low to medium elevation.
Hibiscus tiliaceus
Malabago
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Height: 4–10 m
Trunk Caliper: 15 cm in
diameter.
Habitat: commonly found growing

in coastal areas, by rivers and in
mangrove swamps.
Intsia bijuga
Ipil
diameter
3000-3500mm Trunk Dia.: 50-
75mm
Habitat: sand and coral coastal

areas, dryland mangroves
Status: Endangered
Lagerstroemia speciosa
Banaba
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Height: fast growing up to 15

meters
Habitat: alluvial sites and along

rivers
with sandy to clay soils, coastal
areas and swamps.
Milletia pinnata
Bani
Dia.: 50-75mm
plan
diameter
Habitat: Lowland forest on limestone and rocky coral outcrops on the coast, along the edges of
mangrove forest and along tidal streams and rivers, often with its roots in fresh or saltwater
Nephelium lappaceum
Rambutan
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Height: 9 to 15 meters, cultivated 4 to 7
meters
Habitat: Low land humid forest, alluvial

sites and hillsides with clay to sandy soils;
at elevations up to 1,200 meters.
Pterocarpus indicus
Narra
3000-3500mm Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
exceptionally up
to 40 meters
Trunk caliper: up to 2 meters
diameter
Habitat: Low land forest, mainly

along tidal creeks and rocky shores
at elevations up to 750 meters. Also
found in beach forest, on coral sand
and on rocky shores.
Peltophorum pterocarpum
Siar

3500-4000mm Trunk Dia.: 50-
75mm
Height: Fast growing up to 9m in 3
years. 15 to 24 meters, can reach
up to 50 meters
Trunk caliper: 50-100 cm
diameter
Habitat: Low land species below 100m altitude, mainly along beaches and mangrove forest. Prefers
open and disturbed forest conditions.
Status:
Sandoricum koetjape
Santol
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Trunk caliper: up to 100cm
diameter
Habitat: Lowland dipterocarp

forest. River banks and wet tropical
lowland to elevations of 300 meters.
Shorea astylosa
Yakal
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm

Trunk caliper:
Habitat: Lowland evergreen

dipterocarp forests
Shorea contorta
White Lauan

3000-3500mm Trunk Dia.: 50-
75mm
plan
Height: up to 50 meters,
Trunk caliper: 60 to 150cm
diameter
Habitat: Forests; common in

more or less seasonal, evergreen
rain forest at elevations up to 700
metres.
Status: Vulnerable
Shorea guiso
Guijo
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Trunk caliper: up to 112cm
diameter
Habitat: Scattered in lowland

forest on red soils, most common
in slightly seasonal climates.
Status: IUCN red list for
threatened species 2004
Shorea negrosensis
Red Lauan
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
plan
Trunk caliper: up to 200
cm diameter
Habitat:Evergreen and
seasonal dipterocarp forests
at low altitudes.
Status: Vulnerable
Shorea palosapis
Mayapis/White Lauan
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
plan
Height:
Trunk caliper:
Habitat:mixed Dipterocarp forest on fertile well-drained soils; at elevations below 300 meters
Status: Vulnerable
Shorea polysperma
Tanguile
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
diameter
Habitat: Hill forest and evergreen,

mixed dipterocarp forests.
Status: Vulnerable
Tabernaemontana pandacaqui
Pandakaki
Height: 1500-2000mm
Trunk Dia.: 50mm
diameter
Habitat:Forest or bush, often on

limestone, at elevations from sea-
level to 1,800 metres.
Tectona philippinensis
Philippine Teak
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Trunk caliper: up to 50 cm diameter
Habitat: Thickets and secondary forest

at low altitude
Terminalia catapa
Talisay
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Habitat:Sandy or rocky beaches, near river

mouths, and on coastal plains.
Terminalia microcarpa
Kalumpit
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
diameter
Habitat: Drier types of rainforest;

rainforest margins and banks of
large streams.
Status: Limited Distribution
Trema Orientalis
Anabiong
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
plan
Height: fast growing up to
20 meters,
Habitat: found in the lowland humid

tropics. It is among the first trees to
establish in clearings, on flood-
damaged riverbanks, and also
colonizes denuded poor soils.
Status: Not threatened
Tristaniopsis decorticata
Malabayabas
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Habitat: Lowland to medium altitude

Vitex negundo
Lagundi
Height: 2500-3000mm
Trunk Dia.: 50mm
on plan
Habitat: Mixed thickets on

mountain slopes at elevations of
200 - 1,400 meters.
Vitex parviflora
Molave
Height: 3000-3500mm
Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm
Trunk caliper: up to 125 cm dia.
Habitat: Well-drained limestone soils in

monsoon forest at low elevations and along
sea coasts.
Status: Endangered
PLANT SPECIFICATIONS
TREES
HEIGHT TRUNK CALIPER

2.50-3.00 M 50 MM Ø
3.00-3.50 M 50-75 MM Ø
3.50-4.00 M 50- 75 MM Ø
4.00-4.50 M 50-75 MM Ø
4.50-5.00 M 75-100 MM Ø
5.00-5.50 M 75-100 MM Ø
5.00-6.00 M 75-150 MM Ø
PALMS
TRUNK-HEIGHT
1.00-1.50 M
1.50-2.00 M
2.00-2.50 M
2.50-3.00 M
3.00-3.50 M
3.50-4.00 M
4.00-4.50 M
4.50-5.00 M
SHRUBS AND GROUNDCOVERS
HEIGHT SPREAD SPACING QTY/ SQ. M
100 MM 100 MM @ 0.10 MOC 100 PCS
100-150 MM 100-150 MM @ 0.15 MOC 49 PCS
150-200 MM 150-200 MM @ 0.20 MOC 25 PCS
200-300 MM 200-300 MM @ 0.30 MOC 11PCS
300-400 MM 300-400 MM @ 0.40 MOC 9 PCS
400-500 MM 400-500 MM @ 0.50 MOC 4 PCS
500-600 MM 400-500 MM @ 0.60 MOC 3 PCS
600-700 MM 500-600 MM @ 0.60 MOC 3 PCS
700-800 MM 500-600 MM @ 0.80 MOC 2 PCS
800-900 MM 500-600 MM @ 0.80 MOC 2 PCS
900-1000 MM 600-700 MM @ 1.00 MOC 1 PC
1000-1200 MM 600-700 MM @ 1.00 MOC 1 PC
1200-1400 MM 600-700 MM @ 1.00 MOC 1 PC
Streetscape Plants
Shrubs
Bougainvillea sp. Bougainvillea

Carmona Retusa Fookien Tea
Codaieum Variegatum San Francisco
Eugenia Oleina Eugenia
Hibiscus Rosa-sinensis Gumamela
Murraya Paniculata Kamuning

Mussaenda sp. Doña Luz
Mussaenda Erythrophylla Doña Trining
Mussaenda Philippica Doña Aurora
Schefflera Arboricola Schefflera
Trees
Acacia Auricluiformis Knife Acacia
Alstonia Scholaris Dita
Bauhinia Malabarica Alibangbang
Calophyllum Inophyllum Palo Maria/Bitaog
Cassia Fistula Golden Shower
Casuarina Equisetifolia Agoho

Delonix Regia Fire Tree
Dillenia Philipinensis Katmon
Erythrina Indica Dapdap
Erythrina Variegata Variegated Dapdap
Eucalyptus Deglupta Bagras
Ficus Benjamina Balete
Ficus Religiosa Peepul Tree

Milletia Pinnata Bani
Peltophorum pterocarpum Siar/ Yellow Copperpod
Pterocarpus Indicus Narra
Saraca Indica Saraca
Spathodea Campanulata African tulip
Terminalia Mantaly African Talisay
Terminalia Microcarpa Kalumpit

Vitex Parviflora Molave
Palms
Bismarckia Nobilis Bismarc Palm

Cocos Nucifera Coconut
Phoenix Dactylifera Date Palm
Phoenix loureiroi Phil. Date Palm
Roystonea Regia Royal Palm
Saribus Rotundifolius Anahaw
Wodyetia Bifurcata Foxtail palm
Plants for Riverpark
COMMON NAME: AMUGIS

SCIENTIFIC NAME: KOORDERSIODENDRON PINNATUM MERR.
WATER REQUIREMENT:
SUNLIGHT REQUIREMENT:
COMMON NAME: RED BANABA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers
WATER REQUIREMENT:
COMMON NAME: TALISAY
SCIENTIFIC NAME: TERMINALIA CATAPPA
WATER REQUIREMENT:
COMMON NAME: MANGGA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: MANGIFERA INDICA
WATER REQUIREMENT:
COMMON NAME: BALITBITAN
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cymorium sylvestre Rumph
WATER REQUIREMENT:
COMMON NAME: BANGKAL

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Nauclea orientalis
WATER REQUIREMENT:
COMMON NAME: KALUMPIT
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Terminali edulis
PLANT SPECIFICATIONS:
WATER REQUIREMENT:
COMMON NAME: BIGNAY

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Antidesma bunius
WATER REQUIREMENT:
COMMON NAME: BAYABAS
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Psidium prostatum O.Berg
WATER REQUIREMENT:
COMMON NAME: KATMON

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Dillenia philippinensis
WATER REQUIREMENT:
COMMON NAME: PALO SANTO
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Bursera graveolens
WATER REQUIREMENT:
COMMON NAME: PALO MARIA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Calophyllum inophyllum
WATER REQUIREMENT:
COMMON NAME: BOGAINVILLEA
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Bougainvillea spectabilis
WATER REQUIREMENT:
COMMON NAME: GUMAMELA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
WATER REQUIREMENT:
COMMON NAME: SAN FRANCISCO GLORIOSO
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Packera franciscana
WATER REQUIREMENT:
COMMON NAME: BANDERA ESPANOLA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Canna sp
WATER REQUIREMENT:
COMMON NAME: CAIMITO
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Chrysophyllum cainito
WATER REQUIREMENT:

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PLANT PALETTE

WATER REQUIREMENT: LIGHT REQUIREMENT:

LOW WATER REQUIREMENT FULL SUN

MODERATE WATER REQUIREMENT PARTIAL SHADE

HIGH WATER REQUIREMENT

Planting specifications: Sodded

Planting specifications: Sodded

Planting specifications: Sodded

Planting specifications: Sodded

Phormium tenax var.

Sanseveria “golden hahnii”

Calathea ornata var. rosea picta

Costus speciosus var.

Hibiscus rosa sinensis

Hymenocallis litorallis var.

Mussaenda ‘dona aurora’

Pandanus veitchii var.

Pennisetum setaceum rubrum

Philodendron imperial red congo

Tabernaemontana ‘silver pandakaki’

Bambusa Multiplex Var.

Thunbergia grandiflora alba

Planting specifications: Height: 3000-

Planting specifications: Height: 3500-

Planting specifications: Height: 2500-3000mm

Planting specifications: Height: 1000-1500mm

Planting specifications: Height:

Habitat: primary and disturbed

Habitat: A dominant canopy

Habitat: An emergent or canopy tre

Habitat: Wet evergreen

Habitat: Lowland forests and

Habitat: Secondary forests up to

Habitat: coastal areas, along

Habitat: Grasslands and

Habitat: rocky and sandy

Habitat: secondary forest from sea

Habitat: rainforest, low to

Habitat: sandy coastal areas to

Habitat: acid to neutral loam

Planting specifications: Height: 3000-

Habitat: Humid river valleys, rainforest,

Habitat: coastal, tidal, mangrove

Habitat: low to medium altitude forests,

Planting specifications: Height: 3000-

Habitat: primary and secondary forest at

Planting specifications: Height:

Habitat: sea level to elev. 500,

Habitat: Coastal forests

Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm

Height: fast growing up to 60

Habitat: commonly found

Trunk Dia.: 50-75mm

Habitat: Thickets at low

Habitat: Along rivers and

Habitat: commonly found growing

Habitat: sand and coral coastal