Chapter VI. OTHER NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS

Question 1

• minor forest products, special forest products, other forest products, non-timber forest products and non-wood goods and services (Chandrasekharan, 1995)
• all products derived from biological resources found on forest land but not including timber or fuelwood

Answer 1

NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS

Question 2

LIST OF NWFPs BY CATEGORY (FAO, 1991):

Answer 2

a. food
b. forage
c. pharmaceuticals
d. toxins
e. aromatics
f. industrial chemicals and biochemicals
g. fiber
h. ornamentals

Question 3

PHILIPPINE NWFPs CATEGORIES

Answer 3

1. Sources of fiber and structural materials
2. Plants producing medicinal and cosmetic products
3. Plants that yield extractive or chemical products
4. Sources of essential oils
5. Sources of seed oils
6. Those providing edible fruits and nuts
7. Animal-derived products

Question 4

• it is a climbing palm which belongs to Arecaceae family and characterized by the presence of thorns or spines, hairs and bristles in the plant parts
• Palasan is the most widely used among the native rattans

Answer 4

RATTAN

Question 5

• it has very large, fan-shaped leaves and the petiole or rachis, 2-3 m long, has margins dotted with black, hard pines
• there 2 known varieties which can be distinguished by the color of petioles:
  i.Limbahon – red
  ii.Lupisan – white

Answer 5

BURI

Question 6

• it is an erect, solitary palm with a height ranging from 15 to 25 m and a trunk diameter of about 25 cm

Answer 6

ANAHAW

Question 7

• it is deciduous, erect, branched shrub reaching a height of 2 to 5 m
• the leaves are palmately compound, opposite and consist of 3 to 5 leaflets

Answer 7

LAGUNDI

Question 8

• a tall shrub reaching a height of 1.5 to 3 m
• the leaves, 40 – 60 cm long, are pinnately arranged with 16 to 28 sometimes 16 to 24 leaflets (Stainer, 1960)

Answer 8

AKAPULKO

Question 9

• sources of “naval stores” in the country

Answer 9

PINE SPECIES

Question 10

PINE SPECIES:

Answer 10

a. Benguet Pine (3 needle)
b. Mindoro Pine (2 needle)

Question 11

• is a resinous products obtained from conifers, especially pines
• includes oleoresin, rosin and turpentine

Answer 11

Naval stores

Question 12

• a medium tree reaching 25 m (Brown, 1921) in height and a diameter of about 80 cm (Florido et al., 1998)
• the leaves, 10 – 25 cm long, are simple, spirally arranged and have smooth, shiny surface and yellowish green underneath with prominent veins

Answer 12

TALISAY