52 MINOR PRODUCTS OF PHILIPPINE FORESTS 



Family LEGUMINOSAE 



Genus ALBIZZIA 

 ALBIZZIA ACLE (Blanco) Merr. (Figs. 1, 2). Akle. 



Local names: Akle or dkli (Nueva Ecija, Union, Pampanga, Bataan, 

 Bulacan, Zambales, Tayabas, Camarines, Laguna, Sorsogon, Mindoro) ; mia- 

 gep (Ilocos Norte and Sur) ; hcauiyo (Occidental Negros, Tablas) ; kitakita 

 (Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Zambales) ; mabunga (Laguna) ; 

 langin (Masbate) ; saui-iri, taulili (Palawan) ; tabaldngi (Bisaya) ; tili, 

 tills (Zambales). 



This species is reported to have been employed locally as 

 a soap substitute, but seems to be inferior to Albizzia saponaria 

 and is little used. 



Albizzia acle is a tree reachmg a height of about 30 meters 

 and a diameter of about 1 meter. The leaves are twice com- 

 pound. They usually have two pinnae, each of which bears 

 three to six pairs of leaflets, the terminal pair being much 

 larger than the others. The leaflets are inequilateral, pointed 

 at the tip, usually rounded at the base, 4.5 to 18 centimeters 

 long, and 2 to 7 centimeters wide. The flowers are yellow and 

 green, about 1.5 centimeters in length, and are borne in small, 

 rounded heads. The pod is 4 to 5 centimeters wide and up 

 to 25 to 30 or more centimeters in length. The seeds cause 

 a bulging of the pod, while between the seeds the pod is con- 

 stricted. 



This species is fairly common and distributed from Luzon 

 to Palawan. It is intolerant of shade. 



ALBIZZIA SAPONARIA (Lour.) Blume. Salingkugi'. 



Local names: Baiogo (Bataan, Agusan) ; banaibdnai (Cagayan) ; banog- 

 bdnai (Cagayan) ; gogo' or gngo (Isabela, Tayabas, Masbate, Agusan) ; 

 gogo-kdsai (Tayabas) ; gogong-malatoko, langil (Rizal) ; gogong-toko (Pan- 

 gasinan, Pampanga, Camarines, Bataan) ; malatoko (Bataan, Pampanga, 

 Rizal, Laguna) ; maratekkd, maratigd (Ilocos Norte and Sur) ; pipi (Ne- 

 gros) ; salangkugi', salingkugi' , salungkugi' (Zambales, Bataan, Mindoro, 

 Catanduanes, Masbate, Ticao, Surigao, Zamboanga) ; salukigi (Samar, 

 Leyte) ; salunggigi, tagiirarit (Pangasinan) ; sangginggi' (Agusan) ; sian- 

 kugi, tivagi (Surigao) ; tambing (Benguet) ; tigian (Guimaras Island) ; 

 unaki (Camarines). 



This species is a small or medium-sized tree with a sapona- 

 ceous bark which is used locally in much the same way as 

 gogo (Entada phaseoloides) . The fresh wood lathers freely 

 with water. 



Albizzia saponaria reaches a height of 20 meters and a diam- 



