EASTERN VISAYAS
Enviromental Network
PLANT DIVERSITY
EASTERN SAMAR PROVINCE
Wild Flower
This is the flora of the province:
~2400 species of flowers (400 are endemic to the Philippines, and another 400 are endemic to Samar only)
~12 species of trees and other plants, like orchids and ferns, which are internationally rated as threathened.
NORTHERN SAMAR PROVINCE
With a total land area of 3,498 sq. km, about 201,730 hectares (ha) are classified as forest land. The forest land is further classified as follows: a) Timberland (a forest land suited for growing timber) -189,200 hectares; b) Forest reserves-11,900 hectares; c) Fishpond-499 hectares d) military and naval reservations-128 hectares.
Capul Island, Northern Samar
WESTERN SAMAR PROVINCE (Samar)
Limestones mineral in Calbayog City
Ulot River
With a total area of 1,342,863 ha, the province of Samar has the largest area comprising 559,100 ha of 42% of the island’s total land area. Of this, 140,529 hectares or 25.13 percent is agricultural land. The province includes almost all of the topography that can be found in the Philippines, like mountains, forests, rivers, lakes, plains, coasts and islands. Compared to other provinces, it has a much lower highland. Its overall landscape is hilly and rugged.
Trapped between mountain and sea, rain isn’t unusual in Samar. It usually varies every month. It has breath-taking waterfalls, such as the Bangon Bugtong Waterfall.
LEYTE PROVINCE
The mountains of Leyte contain rattan and timber.
Some of the tropical plants endemic to the Leyte province are:
Nepenthes Leyte is a tropical pitcher plant (carnivorous plants that have pitfall traps) native to the Philippines, particularly endemic to the island of Leyte, after which it is named. It has been recorded in a mossy forest at 900 m altitude.
Nepenthes Truncata is a tropical pitcher plant (carnivorous plants that have pitfall traps) endemic to the Philippines. Specifically, it is found in Dinagat, Leyte, and Mindanao. It grows 0-1500 m above sea level. It is characterised by its heart-shaped leaves (pitchers) and large leaves, which can reach up to 40 cm in height.
Nepenthes Truntaca
Agta Agta Bridge
SOUTHERN LEYTE PROVINCE
There are 360 different species of plants found in Southern Leyte, with 65 families. 31 of them are endemic only to the Philippines. There are 10 IUCN-critically endangered species, while 20 are IUCN-vulnerable.
Last 2013, a new plant has been discovered. It is the "Cinnammunon A wild plant”, which has been found only in Southern Leyte throughout the Philippines.
BILIRAN PROVINCE
This is the plant diversity of Biliran:
PALAY: 6,673.55 ha. 6,569.43 ha are lowland and 104.12 ha are upland. Total palay production is 49,739.72 mt per year for two cropping seasons.
CORN: 202.57 ha.
COCONUT: 22,195.60 ha.
VEGETABLES. Production of locally grown vegetables (e.g. eggplant, carrots, cabbage, pechay) totaled 125.90 mt in 1995. It was planted to an area of 58.60 ha.
125.075 ha are planted to various fruit trees (e.g. bananas, jackfruit, guavas) in the province. Average production is 5 mt/ha or a total production of 628.75 mt.
Rootcrop production totated 4,061 mt, which covered a planting area of 616.29 ha. Some rootcrops grown in the area are camote, cassava, ubi, and gabi.
Almeria
As a whole, the region has a total land area of 2,143,169 hectares, of which 1,118,214 hectares are established as forestland and 1,024,955 hectares are alienable & disposable lands. Per 2011 Philippine Forestry Statistics, the region has a total forest cover of 519,848 hectares.