Philippine Floral Calendar

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Philippine Floral Calendar

Family	Scientific name	Common name	Pollen Source	nectar source	Blooming Season
Acanthaceae	Thunbergia grandiflora (Rottb. & Willd.) Roxb.		A	x	All the year
Acanthaceae	Hygrophila lancea Miq.	Kahoy-kahoy	a	?	Nov.- Apr.
Aceraceae	Acer serrulatum Hay.
Agavaceae	Agave cantula Roxb.	Maguey	a	x	Occasionally
Amaranthaceae	Alternanthera tenella Colla	Kutsarita	a	x	Most of the year
	Amaranthus spinosus L.��	Kolites lalake	a	x	All the year
	Amaranthus viridis L.	Lolites babae	a	x	All the year
	Celosia argentea L.��	Kadayoan	a	?	Aug.- Feb.
Anacardiaceae	Anacardium occidentale L.	Kasoy	a	x	Dec.-Feb.
Anacardiaceae	Mangifera indica L.	Mangga	A	x	Nov.- May
Apocynaceae	Thevetia peruviana K. Schum	Campanilla	A	x	All the year
Aquifoliaceae	Unidentified species
Asclepiadaceae	Asclepias curassavica L.	Mais-maisan	p	x	Most of the year
Balsaminaceae	Impatiens balsamina L.	Kamantigue;	a	?	Most of the year
Begoniaceae	Unidentified species
Betulaceae	Alnus japonicum L.	Alnus	A	extra floral	All the year
Betulaceae	Alnus maritima (Marsh.) Nutt		A	x	All the year
Bignoniaceae	Unidentified species
Bombacaceae��	Bombax malabaricum DC��	Malabuyok/	a	x	Feb.-Mar
	Ceiba pentandra L. Gaertn.	Kapok	A	x	Jan.-Mar
	Durio zibethinus Murr.	Durian	a	x	Jun.-Sept
Boraginaceae	Trichodesma sp.	Mabulo	a	x	Mar. � Jun
Caesalpiniaceae	Cassia siamea Lam.	Acacia	A	x	Jun.- Dec.
Caesalpiniaceae	Tamarindus indica L.	Sampalok	A	x	Apr.- Oct.
Campanulaceae	Unidentified species
Caprifoliaceae	Unidentified species
Caryophyllaceae	Unidentified species
Caricaceae	Carica papaya L.	Papaya	a	x	All the year
Casuarinaceae	Casuarina equisetifolia Forst.	Agoho	A	?	Most of the year
Combretaceae�� ��	Unidentified species
Combretaceae�� ��	Terminalia catappa L.	Talisay	a	x	Most of the year
Commelinaceae	Unidentified species
Compositae/ Asteraceae	Ageratum conyzoides L.��	Bulak manok	A	x	Most the year
	Bidens pilosa L.	Beggar ticks	A	x	Oct.-Nov.
	Cosmos caudatus HBK��	Cosmos	A	x	All the year
	Emilia sonchifolia �(L) DC.	Tagulinao	A	?	Oct.-Apr.
	Helianthus annuus (L.) DC	Sunflower	A	x	Oct.-May
	Sonchus oleraceus L.��	Gagatang	A	x	Apr. �Aug.
	Tagetes erecta� L.	Amarillo	A	x	All the year
	Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsley) A. Gray	Suga-suga	A	x	Oct.-Mar.
	Tridax procumbens L.��	Bulak-manok	A	?	All the year
	Wedelia biflora (L.) DC	Hagonoy, kuri-kuri	A	x	Most of the year
	Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less��	Bulak-manok	A	?	All the year
Convolvulaceae	Ipomoea batatas (L.) Poir.	Kamote	a	x	All the year
	Ipomoea triloba L.��	Campanilla morada	A	x	All the year
	Ipomoea nil (L.) Roth.��	Campanita	a	x	All the year
	Merremia sp.��		a	x
Cruciferae/ Brassicaceae	Brassica juncea (L.) Coss.��	Mustasa	a	x	All the year
Cucurbitaceae	Cucumis melo L.��	Melon	A	x	Mar.-May
	Cucumis sativus L.	Pipino	A	x	All the year
	Luffa cylindrica Roem.	Patola		x
	Momordica charantia L.��	Ampalaya	A	x	All the year
	Sechium edule� (Jacq.) Swartz�	Sayote	A	x	All the year
	Trichosanthes sp.	Melon-melonan	a	?	Jun.- Feb.
Cyperaceae	Unidentified species
Ericaceae	Unidentified species
Euphorbiaceae	Antidesma sp.	Bignay	a	x	Mar.- Aug.
	Codiaeum variegatum L.	Croton	a	?	All the year
	Hevea brasilensis HBK��	Para rubber tree	p	x
	Macaranga tanarius (L.) Muell.-Arg��	Binonga	A	?	Jan.-Apr.
Flacourtiaceae	Hydnocarpus alcalae��	Dudoa	A	?	Most of the year
Gramineae	Zea mays L.	Mais	a		Aug.- Sept.
	Saccharum officinarum��	Tubo	a	sap	Occasionally
	Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.	Bermuda grass	a		Jun.- Sept
	Panicum maximum Jacq	Guinea grass	a		All the year
	Chloris barbata (L.) Sw.		a		All the year
Labiatae	Hyptis suaveolens��	Suob-kabayo	a	x	All the year
Lauraceae	Persea americana L.��	Avocado��	a	x	March
Liliaceae	Unidentified species
Loranthaceae	Loranthus sp.
Lythraceae	Unidentified species
Malphigiaceae	Unidentified species
Malvaceae	Gossypium hirsutum L.	Bulak	a	x	May- Jun.
	Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.	Gumamela	a	x	All the year
	Malvaviscus arboreus��		a	?	All the year
Magnoliaceae	Unidentified species
Melastomataceae	Unidentified species
Meliaceae	Aglaia sp.		a	x	Aug.-Dec.
	�Lansium domesticum Jack	Lanzones			Jun
	�Sandoricum koetjape (Burm. f.) Merr.	Santol	a	x	Feb.� Mar.
	�Canarium ovatum L.	Pili	a	?	Mar.-Apr.
Mimosaceae	�Acacia sp.		a	x	Oct.- May
	�Leucaena leucocephala �(Lam) de Wit	Ipil-ipil	A	x	All the year
	�Mimosa pudica L.��	Makahiyang babae	A	x	All the year
	Mimosa diplotricha var diplotricha (ex Sauvelle) Wright	Makahiyang lalake	A		All the year
	�Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.� ��	Camachile	a	x	Oct.- Apr.
	�Prosopis vidallana Naves	Aroma	a	x	Sept.- Mar.
Moraceae	�Unidentified species
Moringaceae	�Moringa oleifera L.	Malunggay	A	x	Jan.-May
Musaceae	�Musa spp.	Saging	A	x	All the year
Myristicaceae	�Knema sp.
Myrsinaceae	�Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco	Pilapil, tunduk-tundukan��	A	x	Oct.-Mar.
Myrtaceae	Callistemon citrinus (Curt.) Stapf	Bottle brush	A	x	All the year
	Eucalyptus sp.��		A	x
	Psidium guajava L.	Bayabas	A	x	All the year
	Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels
	Eugenia malaccencis L.	Makopa	A	x	Mar.-Apr.
	Eugenia jambolana Lam.	Duhat	A	x	Feb.-Mar.
Nyctaginaceae	Bougainvillea bougainvilla��	Bougainvilla	a	?	All the year
Palmae/ Arecaceae	Actinophleus macarthurii �	Macarthur palm	A	?	All the year
	Areca catechu� L.��	Bunga	a	?	All the year
	Cocos nucifera L.	Niyog	A	x	All the year
	Elaeis guineensis Jacq.	Oil palm	A	x	All the year
	�Veitchia merrillii (Besc.) H.E.	Bunga de china	x		All the year
Papilionaceae	Aeschynomene indica L.��		A	x	All the year
	Erythrina sp��	Dapdap	A	x	All the year
	Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Steud	Madre de cacao; kakawate	p	x	Dec.-Apr.
	Glycine max L.	Soya bean	a	x	Occasionally
	Indigofera sp.	Tayom-tayom	a	?	Most of the year
	Pterocarpus indicus Willd.	Narra	a	x	Apr.-May
	Sesbania roxburgii Merr.	Katuray	a		Most of the year
Passifloraceae	Passiflora edulis Sims.	Passion fruit	a	x	At intervals all the year
Pinaceae	Unidentified species
Pittosporaceae	Unidentified species
Plumbaginaceae	Plumbago spp.��	Alogbati	a	?	Oct. - Dec
Polygonaceae	Antigonon leptopus Hook & Arn.	Cadena de amor	A	x	All the year
Polygonaceae	Polygonum sp.��		a	?	Most of the year
Portulacaceae	Portulaca oleraceae� L.	Golasiman	a	?	All the year
Rhamnaceae	Zizyphus jujuba Mill	Manzanitas	a	x	Jul.-Sept.
Rosaceae	Unidentified species
Rubiaceae	Coffea spp.	Kape	a	x	Most of the year
Rutaceae	x Citrofortunella microcarpa (Bunge) Wijnands	Kalamansi	a	x	Most of the year
	Citrus grandis�	Pomelo	a	x	Most of the year
	Murraya sp.	Kamuning	x	x	Jul. � Sept.
Sapindaceae	Unidentified species��
Sapotaceae	Mimusops elengi L.��	Bansalaguin	a	x	Most of the year
Sapotaceae	Pouteria campechiana L.	Chesa	A	?
Simarubaceae	Unidentified species
Solanaceae	Brugsmania suaveolens��	Talampunay	A	?	Most of the year
	Lycopersicon lycopersicum
	Nicotiana tabacum L.	Tabako	A	x	All the year
	Solanum wendlandii Hook. f.�		A	?	June
Sterculiaceae	Kleinhofia hospita L.��	tanag		?	Sept.- Nov.
Tiliaceae	Diplodiscus paniculatus L.��		a	?
	Muntingia calabura L.	Aratiles	a	?	Most of the year
	Triumfetta spp.	Calot-kalotan	a	?	Oct.- Feb.
Ulmaceae	Trema amboinensis Blume	Hagod	A	?	Jan.- Apr.
Umbelliferae	Centella asiatica (L.) Urban	Takip-kuhol	A	?	Oct.- May
Urticaceae	Unidentified species
Verbenaceae	Lippia nodiflora (L.) Rich��	Cape vine	a	x	All the year
	�Vitex negundo L.	Lagundi	a		All the year
	Vitex parviflora Juss	Molave	a	x	May-Oct
Zingiberaceae	Hedychium coronarium Koenig��	Kamia	p	x	Jun.- Dec.

_____ A - pollen valuable to bees; a- less valuable to bees; p - toxic or not available in large quantities; x - nectar source;

? - under study; All unidentified species are currently being identified.

(Tilde and Payawal, 1987; Payawal, et al., 1987; Payawal, et al., 1989; Payawal et al., 1991; Tilde and Payawal, 1992; Forbes and Cervancia, 1994; Arguelles and Cervancia, 1998; Fajardo, et al., 2002; Tilde, et al., 2003; Manila-Fajardo and Cervancia, 2003, Manila-Fajardo, et al., 2003; Manila-Fajardo and Cervancia, 2004) UPLB Bee Program.

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