PHILIPPINE RESINS, GUMS, SEED OILS, AND 

 ESSENTIAL OILS 



CONTENTS 



52 



Page. 



Illustrations 11 



Introduction 15 



Resins 18 



Family Pinaceae 18 



Agathis alba (almaciga), the source of Manila copal 18 



Pinus insularis (Benguet pine), a source of turpentine 30 



Pinus merkusii (Mindoro pine), a source of turpentine 34 



Family Leguminosae 38 



Sindora inermis (kayu-galu), the source of kayu-galu oil 38 



Sindora supa (supa), the source of supa oil 38 



Family Burseraceae 40 



Canarium luzonicum (pili), the source of Manila elemi 40 



Canarium villosum (pagsahingin) , the source of pagsahi- 



figin resin 49 



Family Dipterocarpaceae 50 



Anisoptera thurifera (palosapis), the source of palosapis 



resin 



Dipterocarpus grandiflorus (apitong), a source of balau 54 



Dipterocarpus vernicifluus (panau), a source of balau 62 



Gums 67 



Family Orchidaceae 68 



Geodorum nutans, a source of glue 68 



Family Moraceae 70 



Artocarpus cumingiana (anubing) , a source of chewing gum.. 70 



Artocarpus elastica (gumlhan), a source of chewing gum.... 70 



Family Leguminosae 72 



Acacia farnesiana (aroma), the source of a gum resembling 



gum arable 72 



Sesbania grandiflora (katurai), the source of a gum resem- 

 bling gum arable 72 



Family Euphorbiaceae 73 



Macaranga tanarius, a source of glue 73 



Family Sapotaceae ; 73 



Achras sapota (chico), the source of gum chicle 73 



Palaquium ahernianum (kalipaya), a source of gutta-percha 76 



Payena leerii, a source of gutta-percha 82 



Family Apocynaceae 84 



Chonemorpha elastica (lisid), a rubber vine 84 



Parameria barbata (dugtung-ahas) , a rubber vine 88 



Family Borraginaceae 88 



Cordia myxa (anonang), a source of paste 88 



