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Petersianthus quadrialatus (Petersianthus quadrialatus)

Description

Petersianthus quadrialatus (also called Toog and Philippine Rosewood) is a emergent tropical rainforest tree species in the Lecythidaceae family. In the Visayas region called Kapullan, in the Samar and Leyte areas - Magtalisai. It is an indigenous tree species in the southeastern Philippines and one of the largest tree species in the Philippines islands.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Ericales

            • Family: Lecythidaceae

              • Genus: Petersianthus