Foreword

It is a common practice among farm owners to clear their land

of existing vegetation to give way for selected agricultural
crops either seasonal or permanent crops. Others also clear
their land to give way for livestock and for other uses.
The Lucban Mountain Farm is different. Instead of removing
existing vegetation in the area, we have opted to preserve and
conserve them in situ resulting in a botanical collection of
different species of trees, palms, vines and shrubs that can
serve later as a laboratory for students of the state university
and other schools in the municipality, aside from other
interested groups and individuals. This also provides a habitat
for our disappearing native fauna.
And the naturally-farmed and humanely-raised pigs results in
an odor-free piggery that closes the agricultural loop by
returning their manure and urine mixed with the deep bedding
they live on, back to the soil, as fertilizer for the plants and
trees. Their feed includes leguminous forage grown on-site and
fermented, making it more digestible for them..
The protection and conservation of the biodiversity of the forest
area in the Lucban Mountain Farm is worth replicating by other
farm owners because of its enormous benefits, among them, to
name a few, are biodiversity conservation (flora and fauna) and
climatic amelioration of the municipality and adjacent areas
which is beneficial as it will attract ecologically-aware tourists,
support the watershed, and maintain the lush vegetation and
animal life for which Lucban is noted for.

VIN LAVA

Table of Contents
The Municipality of Lucban, Quezon

The Residual forest

Methodology

Pictures 8 -Tree Species within the Lava Farm

Table 1 Dominant Species within the Area

Table 2 Other Species in the Area

Table 3 Species Introduced in the Area

Table 4 Non-timber Species

Table 5 Tree Inventory

The Lucban Mountain Farm

of Lucban, Quezon
The Municipality of Lucban (Bayan ng Lucban) is a second-class municipality in
the province of Quezon, Southern Tagalog Region or Region 4-A, also known as
CALABARZON.
Lucban is famous for its annual Pahiyas Festival, which is held every 15th of May in
honor of San Isidro Labrador, the Farmer. Because of this unique festivity, local and
foreign tourists alike flock to this municipality every year.
According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 46,698 people. It rests at the
foot of mystic Mt. Banahaw.

Pic. 1 Showing the seat of government

Of Lucban, Quezon

Pic. 2 Showing the mystic Mt Banahaw

located on the northwestern of the municipality

Located at an elevation of 400 meters above sea level, at a distance of six

kilometers from the town proper going towards the municipality of Sampaloc,
Quezon, via a one kilometer barangay road, is the Lucban Mountain Farm. It is a
10.7 hectare farm lot with a .5 hectare fishpond/ricefield, vegetable and forage plant
garden, coconuts, and assorted fruit tree species. What is unique however with the
farm, is it has an existing residual forest of approximately six (6) hectares, obviously
helped by an annual average rainfall of 4500 mm.

Pic. 3 The farm house of the Lucban Mountain Farm

The owners have no intention of removing this residual forest in their farm lot.
Instead they would like to preserve it knowing fully well its advantages. For one, it
ameliorates the climatic condition in the area. Another very important advantage of
the forest is it conserves water to the extent that even during summer there is water
in the propertys springs that feed the tributaries traversing the property. Another
consequence of having a residual forest in the area is that it prevents soil erosion
and its forest litter enriches the soil, an important factor because the owners are into
organic farming.
Also, in a recent article in http://phys.org/news/2016-07-exceptional-speciesdiversity-island-philippines.html, a research team studying the island of Luzon found
that it has the World's greatest concentration of unique mammal species.
It also says, "The Philippines is one of the most heavily deforested countries in the
tropics; only about seven percent of the old-growth tropical forest is left. We learned
that quite a few of the species are seriously threatened by habitat loss and overhunting, but none are yet extinct. Luzon has a human population of about 50 million,
including about 23 million in greater Manila, the country's capital. Protecting all of
these species from extinction is going to be a big challenge. The good news is that
when the native forest is allowed to regenerate, the native mammals move back in,
and the pest rats get kicked out."

This forest also plays a role in Philippine biodiversity conservation for future
generations of Filipinos and, as such, has enormous potential as an agritourism
destination. After all, how many Philippine farms have an existing biodiverse forest?

The Residual Forest:

That no stumps of big trees were found in the area shows that the trees had been
logged before. Only a few trees were found to have a diameter class of more than 40
cm in diameter at breast height (dbh), indicating that it is a residual forest meaning
that the trees growing in the area were either planted there by the birds and animals
through their droppings or could have been disseminated by wind. An example of
which is mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), an exotic species. The seeds of
mahogany are winged, hence, it could have been carried there by wind. Another
winged fruit are the fruits of Shorea species , the white lauan and the red lauan) of
the Dipterocarp family. Fruits of other tree species with big seeds and thick shell
which are not digested by animals like the lumbang (Aleuretis mollucana) of the
family Euphorbiaceae could have been brought there by wild pigs through their
droppings.
Other species found in the area are introduced or were planted there by the owners
like mangosteen, durian, ipil, mulberry, cacao, and madre the agua, to name a few.

Pic. 4 Showing one of the introduced species, the durian which is already
fruit bearing

Tree Identification/Inventory:
With the interest to know the different species in the area, an inventory was
conducted with the help of foresters of DENR- CENRO, Talipan, Pagbilao, Quezon
who conducted the inventory on weekends.

Pic.5 Showing the foresters conducting an inventory

Methodology:
A hundred percent inventory was conducted on existing trees with diameter ranging
from 10 cm and up. The species were identified and the Diameter at Breast height
(dbh) were correspondingly measured and the trees were properly numbered with a
water based paint.

Trees in the Area:

The inventory shows that there are a total of seventy-nine (79) tree species (woody
plants) and six (6 ) non-woody plants belonging to the family palmae that are
growing in the area., The first ten (10) dominant species as shown in Table 1 are
lamog, lanete, kulis, makaasim, tibig, salab, takip-asin, batino, malapapaya, and
salingugon. Table 2 also shows the rest of the species in the area. There are also
some twelve (12) species, Table 3, that are introduced in the area. Except for the
Madre de Agua whose leaves are a good source of animal feeds, the rest are
indigenous but were planted in the area because of their economic importance, like
the mangosteen, durian, cacao, and mabolo or kamagong. Table 4 also shows some
of the non-timber species found in the area. These are species belonging to the
palmae family and among them are coconut or niyog, kaong, anahaw, giant fern, and
bamboo or kawayan. Table 5 shows the rest of the species that were numbered
accordingly.

Pic.6 Showing one of the many tributaries in the area

Environment Friendly Farm:

Aside from growing organic plants, the farm is also environment friendly. Electricity in
the farm house, staff house, bodega, and piggery are powered by solar energy, as is
the water pump. They also use charcoal or coconut shell for their cooking.

Pic. 7 Showing organically grown basil

Pic. 8 Showing the charcoal fed oven

When it comes to cooking, the owners are health conscious. They produce their own
coconut oil for cooking, they use coconut water for cooking rice and other recipes..
When you want to escape the hassles of urban life, the Lucban Mountain Farm at
Lucban, Quezon is the right place to go.

Pictures 8 Tree species within the Lucban Mountain Farm

Tree No. 213 Balat Buwaya

Mangosteen

Tree No 99 Phil Oak

Tree No 33 Kanapai

Tree No 2 Lanete

Tree No 116 - Makaasim

Tree No 82 Dampol

Tree No 52 Tibig

Tree No 85 Anubing

Tree No 109 Hagimit

Tree No 10 Salingugon

Tree No 102 Buna

Tree No 103 Lanutan

Tree No. 7 - Takip asin

Tree No 214 - Lumbang

Tree No 163 Santol

Tree No 57 Narra

Tree No 1 Durian

Tree No 5 Flemengia/Malabalatong

Tree No. 11 - White lauan

Tree No 98 Nangka/Langka

Tree No 167 Bayag usa

Tree No 52 Tibig

Tree No 10 Madre de Agua

Tree No 12 Red lauan

Tree No 40 Malapapaya/Bungliw

Tree No 92 Siar

Tree No 210 Antipolo

Tree No 8 Salab

Tree No 99 Marang

Tree No 139 Matang araw

Tree No - Bayabas

Tree No 7 Ipil

Tree No 101 Lamog/Asintonas

Tree No 158 Sibakung

Tree No 66 Batino

Tree No - Kamagongt/Mabolo

Tree No 215 Mamali

Tree No 216 Malaikmo

Tree No 203 Malasaging

Tree No 113 Malinawin

Tree No 31 Pagsahingin

Tree No 175 Lipote

Tree No 34 Amugis

Tree No 127 Patalsik

Tree No 195 Tara-tara

Tree No 127 Binuang

Tree No 218 Upling Gubat

Tree No 144 Kulis

Tree No 126 Kalokoi

Table 1 - Dominant species in the area

No

Common / Local
Name

1 Lamog/Asinbtonasd

2 Lanete
3 Kulis

F
a
m
i
l
y

Scientific
Name

Planchona spectabilis

Wrightia
pubescens
Domorphocalyx
luzonienses

L
e
c
y
t
h
i
d
a
c
e
a
e
A
p
o
c
y
n
a
c
e
a
e
E
u
p
h
o

r
b
i
a
c
e
a
e

4 Makaasim

5 Tibig

6 Salab

7 Takip-asin
8 Batino

Syzygium nitidum

M
y
r
t
a
c
e
a
e

Ficus nota

M
o
r
a
c
e
a
e

Wikstroemia lanceolata

S
a
p
i
n
d
a
c
e
a
e

Macaranga grandiflora
Alstonia macrpphylla

E
u
p
h
o
r
b
i
a
c
e
a
e
A

p
o
c
y
n
a
c
e
a
e

9Malapapaya/Bungliw

Salingugon/Guyong10Guyong
O
f
t
h
e
t
e
n
(
1
0
)
d
o
m
i
n
a
n

Polyccias nodusa

A
r
a
l
i
a
c
e
a
e

Cratoxylum formoson

G
u
t
t
i
f
e
r
a
e

t
s
p
e
c
i
e
s
i
n
t
h
e
a
r
e
a
,
f
o
u
r
(
4
)
a
r
e
w
it
h
c
o
m
m
e
c
i
a
l
v
a
l
u
e
.
They are
lanete,
makaasi
m.
Batino

and
malapap
aya. The
first three
(3) are
excellent
material
for
furnitures
and
novelties
and the
last
which is
the
malapap
aya
locally
known
as
bungliw
is
widely used for the manufacture of chopsticks, matchsticks, matchbox and toothpicks

Table 2 - Other species in the

area.

No

Common/Local
Name

Scientific
Name

Family

P
a
g
a
c
e
a
e

Philippine
1Oak/Malagasantol
2 Malinawin

3 Banilad

4 Malapingan

5 MalASAGING
6 Anang

Sterculia philippinensis

Trichadenia
philippinensis

Aglaia diffusa
usa
Diospyrus malayana

S
t
e
r
c
u
l
i
a
c
e
a
e
F
l
a
c
o
u
r
t
i
a
c
e
a
e
M
e
l
i
a
c
e
a
e
E
b
i

n
a
c
e
a
e

7 Kalumpang

8 Puso-puso
9
Buna

10 Apanang
11 Banai-banai

Sterculia foetida

S
t
e
r
c
u
l
i
a
c
e
a
e

Neolitsea vidalii

L
a
u
r
a
c
e
a
e

Neotriwia cumingii
Radermanchera pinnata

E
u
p
h
o
r
b
i
a
c
e
a
e
B
i
g
n
o
n
i
a

c
e
a
e

12 Kanapai/Dampol

13 Anubing

14 Dita

15 Nangka

16Lanutan/Bahinsasayaw
17 Katong matsin

Ficus magnoliifolia

Artocarpus ovata

M
o
r
a
c
e
a
e
M
o
r
a
c
e
a
e

Alstonia scholaris

A
p
o
c
i
n
a
c
e
a
e

Antiaris heterophyllus

M
o
r
a
c
e
a
e

Mitrephora lanutan
Cvhisoketon pentandrus

A
n
o
n
a
c
e
a
e
M

e
l
i
a
c
e
a
e

18 Amugis

19 Malanangka

20 Kalokoi

21 Putatan

Koordersiodendrumpinnatum

A
n
a
c
a
r
d
i
a
c
e
a
e

Parartocarpus venenosus

M
o
r
a
c
e
a
e

Ficus callosa

M
o
r
a
c
e
a
e

Baringtonia racemosa

L
y
c
y
t
5
h
i
d
a
c
e
a
e

22 Kasau-kasau

23 Iba-ibaan

24 Kalasgas

25 Matang-araw
26 Malak-malak/palakpalak

Gonrospermum philippinense

S
a
p
i
n
d
a
c
e
a
e

Glochidion philippinense

E
u
p
h
o
r
b
i
a
c
e
a
e

Memecylon elliptifolium

M
e
l
a
s
t
o
m
a
t
a
c
e
a
e

Murraya paniculata
Palagium philippinenses

R
u
t
a
c
e
a
e
S
a
p

o
t
a
c
e
a
e

27 Patalsik

28 Alim/Cola

30 Katmon
31 Narra/Asana

Decaspermum fruticusum

M
y
r
t
a
c
e
a
e

Mallotus mult6iglandulosus

E
u
p
h
o
r
b
i
a
c
e
a
e

Dillena philippinenses
Pterocarpus indicus

D
i
l
l
e
n
i
a
c
e
a
e
P
a
p
i
l
i
o
n
o
i

d
e
a
e

32 Santol

33 Antipolo

34 Putian

35 Malaruhat

36 Kaloikoy
37 Tara-tara

Sandoricum koejape

M
e
l
i
a
c
e
a
e

Antiaris blancoi

M
o
r
a
c
e
a
e

Alangium meyeri

C
o
r
n
a
c
e
a
e

Cleistocalyx operculatus

M
y
r
t
a
c
e
a
e

Syzygium calcicola
Epicharis comingianum

M
y
r
t
a
c
e
a
e
M

e
l
i
a
c
e
a
e

38 Dap-dap

39 Igyo

40 Bayag-usa
41 Taba/Kalang-kalang

Erythrina orientalis

P
a
p
i
l
i
o
n
o
i
d
e
a
e

Dysozylum decandrum

M
e
l
i
a
c
e
a
e

Voacanga globosa
Tristania littoralis

A
p
o
c
y
b
a
c
e
a
e
M
y
r
t
t
a
c
e
a

42 Siar

43 Kape

44 Bayabas

45 lipote/balaigang/amhi
46 Mahogany

Aeltophorum pterucarpum

C
a
e
s
a
l
p
i
n
i
a
c
e
a
e

Coppea arabica

R
u
b
i
a
c
e
a
e

Psidium guayava

M
y
r
t
a
c
e
A
E

Zyzygium nitidum
Swietinia macrophylla

M
y
r
t
a
c
e
a
e
M
e
l
i
a
c

e
a
e

47 Pagsahingin

48 Sibakong

49 Malatanglin

50 Balat buaia/kabal
51 Hagimit

Canarium asperum

B
u
r
c
e
r
a
c
e
a
e

Rauvolfia loheri

A
p
o
c
y
n
a
c
e
a
e

Adenanthwera pavonina

M
e
m
o
s
a
c
e
a
e

Fagreae racemosa
Ficus minahassae

L
o
g
a
n
i
a
c
e
a
e
M
o
r
a

c
e
a
e

52 Lumbang

53 Mamalig

54 Mala-ikmo

55 Binuang
56 Upling gubat

Aleoretis molocana

E
u
p
h
o
r
b
i
a
c
e
a
e

Leea parvifolia

M
y
r
t
a
c
e
a
e

Celtisphilippinenses

U
l
m
a
c
e
A
E

Octomeles sumatrana
Ficus ampelas

D
a
t
i
s
c
a
c
e
a
e
M
o
r
a
c

e
a
e

Kakauate/Madre de
57cacao

P
a
p
i
l
i
o
n
a
i
d
e
a
e

Gliricidia sepium

Table 3 - Species introduced in the

area
No

Common/Local Name
1 Durian

Scientific Name

Family

Durion zibethinus
B
o
m
b
a
c
a
c
e

a
e

Garcinia mangostana

G
u
t
t
i
f
e
r
e
a
e

Morus alba

M
o
r
a
c
e
a
e

4 Lamio

Dracontamelon edule

A
n
a
c
a
r
d
i
a
c
e
a
e

5 Flaminga/Mala-balatong

Flamengia congesta

2 Mangosteen

3 Mulberry

6 Ipil

Intsia bijuga

C
a
e
s
a
l
p
i
n
i
a
c
e
a
e

7 Yellow asuete

8 Kakao/cacao

9 White lauan
10 Red lauan

Bixa orellana

B
i
x
a
c
e
a
e

Theobroma cacao

S
t
e
r
c
u
l
i
a
c
e
a
e

Shorea contorta
Shorea negrosenses

D
i
p
t
e
r
o
c
a
r
p
a
c
e
a
e
D
i
p
t
e
r
o
c
a
r
p
a
c
e

a
e

11 Kamagong/mabola

Dyospyrus philippinenses

E
b
e
n
a
c
e
a
e

Table 4 - Non-timber species in the

area
No

Common/Local Name

Scientific Name

Family

1 Coconut/Niyog/Lubi

Cocos nicifera

Palmae

2 Anahaw

Livistona rotundifolia

Palmae

3 Kaong

Aranga pinnata

Palmae

4 Kauayan/Bamboo

G
r
a
m
e
n
a
Bambosa, Dendrocalamus e

5 Giant fern
6
Sapinit
7 Osiw (vine)

Angiopteris palmiformis

M
a
r
a
t
t
i
a
c
e
a
e

Table 5 - Tree inventory

Tree No.

Common/Local Name
1
2

Anang
Anang

Diameter at breast
height
(Dbh) in cm.
30
25

3 Kalumpang
4
Kulis
5
Lanete
6
Kulis
7 Kulis
8
Salab

20
30
20
20
15
12

9 Malinawin

16

10 Salingugon/Guyong-guyong
11 Lamog

12
15

12 Mahogany

40

13Malinawin

23

14 Makaasim

30

15 Maslinawin
16
Batino

17
20

17 Mahogany
18
Lamog
19
Lamog

14
12
17

20 Malapingan
21
Lamog

23
15

22 Puso-puso

20

23 Mahogany

15

24 Mahogany

25

25 Katong matsin

22

26 Takip asin

22

27 Takip asin

20

26
29
30

Salab
Narra
Salab

30
35
30

31 Pagsahingin
32
Lanete
33
Lanete
34
Amugis

35
15
35
20

35 Makaasim

20

36 Makaasim
37
Banilad

15
14

38 Takip asin

20

39 Takip asin

23

40 Malapapaya
41
Salab
42
Salab
43
Tibig
44
Tibig
45
Narra
46
Salab

20
18
22
15
13
15
15

47 Makaasim

15

48 Takip asin

15

49 Takip asin
50
Lamog
51
Salab
52
Tibig
53
Tibig
54
Amugis
55
Batino
56
Batino
57
Lamog
58
Kulis
59
Tibig

15
12
15
18
10
20
20
25
35
40
20

60 Malapapaya
61
Kulis

28
20

62 Takip asin

25

63 Lamog/asintonas
64
Salab
65
Lamog
66
Lamog

15
25
15
15

67 Takip asin
68
Batino
69
Lamog
70
Lamog
71
Lamog
72
Lamog
73
Lamog
74
Kulis
75
Lanete

30
15
15
15
20
15
30
15
18

76 Salingugon/Guyong-guyong guyong-guyong
77
Salab
78
Lamog
79
Batino
80
Kulis

15
15
20
20
50

81 Apanang
82
Dampol
83
Dampol
84
Lanete
85
Anubing
86
Dampol
87
Lamog

10
5
5
20
5
5
25

88 Salingugom
89
Lamog
90
Lamog

10
15
5

91 Malapapaya
92
Siar

25
15

93 Taba/Kalang-kalang
94
Marang
95
Dita

15
25
35

96 Phil. Oak

Malagasantol

97 Takip asin
98
Nangka
99
Phil Oak
100
Anahaw
101
Lamog
102
Buna
103 Lanutan
104 Malanangka
105 Takip asin
106
Buna

30
15
25
20
25
25

Balinsasayaw

15
15
25
10

107
Lamog
108
Kulis
109 Tibig
110
Kalokoi
111 Putotan
112
Marang

15
10
15
20
10
15

113 Maloinawin
114
Lamog
115
Marang

10
15
10

116 Makaasim

117 unidentified
118
Batino

10
20

119 Kasao-kasao
120
Iba-iba

15
30

121 Malinawin
122
Kalasgas
123
Kalokoi
124
Kape
125
Kulis
126
Kalokoi
127
Patalsik
128
Tibig
129
Salab

5
20
15
10
10
10
10
10
10

130 Matang-araw
131
Kaong
132
Iba-iba
133
Banilad

15
10
40

134 Malak-malak

10

135 Alim/cola

15

136 Makaasim

40

137 Banai-banai
138
Katmon

30
20

139Matang araw

45

140 Salingugon/Guyong-guyong
141
Lanete

30
25

142 Banai-banai
143
Batino
144
Kulis
145
Kulis

30
25
30
30

146
147
148
149

Banilad
Marang
Kulis
Banilad

40
25
10
50

150 Makaasim

65

151 Makaasim
152
Lanete

90
35

153 Makaasim

45

154 Makaasim

80

155 Makaasim

70

156 1.1 Makaasim

60

1.2 Buna

40

157 1.1 Makaasim

65

1.2 Narra/Asana
158 1.1 Makaasim

45
75

1.2 Sibacong

25

159 1.1 Makaasim

45

1.2 Malatanglin

35

160 Makaasim

35

161 1.1 Kulis

1.2 Igyo

50
20

162 1.1 Kulis

30

1.2 Kasao-kasao

20

163 1.1 Santol

30

1.2 Salab

15

164 1.1 Kulis

1.2 Patalsik
1651.1 Makaasim
1.2 Patalsik

50
12
30
12

165 1.1 Makaasim

30

1.2 Batino

20

166 1.1 Makaasim

50

1.2 Santolk

40

167 1.1 Salingugon

65

1.2 Bayag-usa

10

168 1.1 Salingugon

45

1.2 Malasaging

40

169 1.1 Makaasim

170
171
172
173
174
175
176

1.2 Antipolo
Marang
Kulis
Santol
Lanete
Phil Oak
Lipote
Kulis

100
10
45
45
40
50
40
35
25

177 Antipolo

30

178 Makaasim
179
Narra
180
Kulis
181
Kulis

30
35
40
30

182 Makaasim
183
Lanete
184
Kulis
185
Kulis
186
Batino

28
23
20
25
30

187 Banai-banai
188
Kulis
189
Salab
190
Santol

20
15
28
28

191 Malaruhat
192
Kulis
193
Putian

45
40
20

194 Salingugon/Guyong-guyong
195 Tara-tara
196
Kalutkot

25
25
50

197 Malasaging

15

198 Malasaging
199
Phil Oak

45
25

200 Tara-tara

40

201 Makaasim

30

202 Puso-puso

20

203 Malasaging
204
Kulis

30
40

205 Takip asin

25

206 Matang araw

207
Lanete
208
Dapdap

35
30
15

209 Malak malak

20

210 Antipolo
211 Patalsik
212
Phil Oak
213 Balat buwaya
214 Lumbang
215
Mamali
216 Mala-ikmo
217
Binuang
218 Upling Gubat

50
50
20
15