It is potential that early settler in the Philippines from China , India , Indonesia and Malaysia brought with them plants and flowers now believe aboriginal to the Philippines . However , there are selected flowers that most phytologist concur are indigenous to islands such as Mindanao and its coastal settlement like Davao and Zamboanga .

Waling-waling

The waling - waling ( Vanda sanderiana ) is the " tabby of Philippine orchids , " reigning supreme at the peak and in the foothill of the gamey mountain in the Philippines , Mount Apo . The German botanist , Heinrich Gustav Reicheinbach discovered this rainforest native orchidaceous plant in Mindanao in 1882 . The waling - waling blooms just once a year , between July and October , ordinarily growing on tree diagram trunks . In Davao City , it is the highlight of the one-year Kadayawan Festival that celebrates the harvest with a flowered float parade .

European Old Prints

The waling - waling is among the bloom commemorated in the form of European older print . Other Filipino flower highlighted in this way include the mariposa tulip orchidaceous plant ( Phalaenopsis amabilis ) whose blossom are white with touches of yellow and cherry-red ; sanggumay ( Dendrobium anosum also called Dendrobium superbum ) with purple flowers , two pop fluctuation being anosum var . dearei and anosum var . buttonii ; and the multicolored lady ’s skidder ( Paphiopedilum argus ) whose botanical name comes from Grecian mythology .

Hibiscus

Earliest live written records of the hibiscus in the Philippines engagement back to 1883 when a Spanish priest , Father Manuel Blanco , recorded them in his body of work , " Flora de Manila . " The hibiscus has a tenacious Philippines history , not just as a flower , but also for medicative and dietary uses .

The swampland hibiscus or rose mallow ( Hibiscus moscheutos ) is native to the Philippines . The yield of herbal teas and black-market teatime blend utilizes the petal of the swampland hibiscus . The malabago ( Hibiscus tiliaceus ) is vernacular to Mindanao ’s seashore , and have off-white - pinko to yellow flowers . The unfermented bark raise a solvent used to regale dysentery .

Sampaguita

Mention must be made of the sampaguita ( Jasminum sambac ) because it is the national flower of the Philippines . However , it is not native to the Philippines , but originates in India . In 1934 , the Philippines Governor - General Frank Murphy declare the sampaguita the interior flower on the footing of its " popularity , ornamental note value , fragrance and the role it plays in the legends and tradition of the Filipino the great unwashed . " coarse names for this pretty , white , tropic jasmine species include Arabian jasmine , Mogra and a issue of other local names known in India , Myanmar and Sri Lanka where this plant thrive also .

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