Plants & Animals of Philippines
316 species — 3 curated with local names, 313 regional · Asia · Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano.
Regional highlights
- Monsoon forests, rice terraces and spice-growing highlands
- Ayurvedic, Traditional Chinese and Jamu plant medicine traditions
- Tiger, elephant and primate ranges across tropical and temperate zones
Plants
Regional species
- Kamala treeMallotus philippensisEuphorbiaceaedyeanthelmintic
- SapodillaManilkara zapotaSapotaceaefruitchicle
- Water cloverMarsilea minutaMarsileaceaevegetablesleep
- ChinaberryMelia azedarachMeliaceaeshadeinsecticidetoxic fruit
- Sensitive plantMimosa pudicaFabaceaecuriosity plantsleep
- KratomMitragyna speciosaRubiaceaestimulantpain (controversial)
- NoniMorinda citrifoliaRubiaceaejuiceimmune
- White mulberryMorus albaMoraceaesilkworm foodfruit
- Curry leafMurraya koenigiiRutaceaespicedigestive
- Black seedNigella sativaRanunculaceaeimmunespice
- Indian trumpet treeOroxylum indicumBignoniaceaemedicinefood
- African riceOryza glaberrimaPoaceaestaple food
- PandanPandanus amaryllifoliusPandanaceaeflavouring
- Date palmPhoenix dactyliferaArecaceaefruitfibre
- Stone breakerPhyllanthus amarusPhyllanthaceaeliverkidney stones
- Moso bambooPhyllostachys edulisPoaceaeconstructionshoots
- Chir pinePinus roxburghiiPinaceaeresintimber
- Betel leafPiper betlePiperaceaechewingdigestive
- Long pepperPiper longumPiperaceaespicerespiratory
- PistachioPistacia veraAnacardiaceaenuts
- PsylliumPlantago ovataPlantaginaceaefibrelaxative
- Ceylon leadwortPlumbago zeylanicaPlumbaginaceaeskin (caution)
- PatchouliPogostemon cablinLamiaceaeperfume
- ApricotPrunus armeniacaRosaceaefruitkernel oil
- AlmondPrunus dulcisRosaceaenutsoil
- PeachPrunus persicaRosaceaefruit
- Strawberry guavaPsidium cattleyanumMyrtaceaefruit
- Red sandalwoodPterocarpus santalinusFabaceaedyetimber
- PomegranatePunica granatumLythraceaefruitantioxidant
- Mongolian oakQuercus mongolicaFagaceaetimber
- RadishRaphanus sativusBrassicaceaevegetable
- Indian snakerootRauvolfia serpentinaApocynaceaeblood pressurereserpine
- Chinese rhubarbRheum palmatumPolygonaceaelaxative
- Red sage (danshen)Salvia miltiorrhizaLamiaceaecirculation
- KatukSauropus androgynusPhyllanthaceaeleaf vegetable
- SennaSenna alexandrinaFabaceaelaxative
- SteviaStevia rebaudianaAsteraceaesweetener
- Strychnine treeStrychnos nux-vomicaLoganiaceaetoxichistoric tonic
- BenzoinStyrax benzoinStyracaceaeresinincense
- ChirataSwertia chirayitaGentianaceaebitter tonicfever
- Malay appleSyzygium malaccenseMyrtaceaefruit
- Crape jasmineTabernaemontana divaricataApocynaceaeornamentaleye
- Wild thymeThymus serpyllumLamiaceaeteacough
- AjwainTrachyspermum ammiApiaceaespicedigestion
- Puncture vineTribulus terrestrisZygophyllaceaetonic
- Mung beanVigna radiataFabaceaepulsesprouts
- WasabiWasabia japonicaBrassicaceaecondiment
- Pala indigoWrightia tinctoriaApocynaceaedyepsoriasis
- Sansho pepperZanthoxylum piperitumRutaceaespice
- Shampoo gingerZingiber zerumbetZingiberaceaehairornamental
- JujubeZiziphus jujubaRhamnaceaefruitsleep
- Crimson sunbirdAethopyga siparajaNectariniidaepollinator
- Common kingfisherAlcedo atthisAlcedinidaeriver bird
- Bar-headed gooseAnser indicusAnatidaehighest-flying bird
- BlackbuckAntilope cervicapraBovidaegrassland antelope
- Asian small-clawed otterAonyx cinereusMustelidaesmallest otter
- BinturongArctictis binturongViverridaebearcat
- BabirusaBabyrousa babyrussaSuidaecurved-tusk pig
- YakBos grunniensBovidaehigh-altitude livestock
- Great hornbillBuceros bicornisBucerotidaeforest bird
- Bactrian camelCamelus bactrianusCamelidaetwo-humped camel
- MarkhorCapra falconeriBovidaenational animal of Pakistan
- Domestic goatCapra aegagrus hircusBovidaemilkmeat
- CatlaCatla catlaCyprinidaeaquaculture fish
- Sika deerCervus nipponCervidaeforest deer
- Walking catfishClarias batrachusClariidaefood fish
- DholeCuon alpinusCanidaepack hunter
- Black drongoDicrurus macrocercusDicruridaemimic bird
- Sun bearHelarctos malayanusUrsidaesmallest bear
- Western hoolock gibbonHoolock hoolockHylobatidaesinging ape
- Yellow-bellied sea snakeHydrophis platurusElapidaemarine snake
- Lar gibbonHylobates larHylobatidaebrachiating ape
- Indian crested porcupineHystrix indicaHystricidaenocturnal rodent
- SableMartes zibellinaMustelidaefur animal
- Sloth bearMelursus ursinusUrsidaetermite eater
- Monocled cobraNaja kaouthiaElapidaevenomous snake
- Proboscis monkeyNasalis larvatusCercopithecidaelong-nosed primate
- Domestic sheepOvis ariesBovidaewoolmeat
- ChiruPantholops hodgsoniiBovidaeTibetan antelope
- Ganges river dolphinPlatanista gangeticaPlatanistidaeblind river dolphin
- Large flying foxPteropus vampyrusPteropodidaelargest bat
- Golden snub-nosed monkeyRhinopithecus roxellanaCercopithecidaemountain primate
- Malayan tapirTapirus indicusTapiridaeblack-and-white tapir
- Lesser mouse-deerTragulus kanchilTragulidaetiny ungulate
- African manateeTrichechus senegalensisTrichechidaevulnerable sea cow
- Snow leopard (syn.)Uncia unciaFelidaemountain cat
- Asian black bearUrsus thibetanusUrsidaemoon bear
- Komodo dragonVaranus komodoensisVaranidaelargest lizard
- Sunbeam snakeXenopeltis unicolorXenopeltidaeiridescent snake
- Warbling white-eyeZosterops japonicusZosteropidaesmall songbird
- MangoMangifera indicaAnacardiaceaeMangga (Filipino)Mangga (Tagalog)edible fruitleaf tea
- PapayaCarica papayaCaricaceaePapaya (Filipino)edible fruitdigestive
- Aloe veraAloe veraAsphodelaceaeburnsskin care
- GingerZingiber officinaleZingiberaceaespicecold & flu
- TurmericCurcuma longaZingiberaceaespiceanti-inflammatory
- BasilOcimum basilicumLamiaceaeculinary herbdigestive
- GarlicAllium sativumAmaryllidaceaespiceblood pressure
- GuavaPsidium guajavaMyrtaceaeedible fruitdiarrhoea
- Coconut palmCocos nuciferaArecaceaeNiyog (Filipino)oildrinkfibre
- MoringaMoringa oleiferaMoringaceaeMalunggay (Filipino)nutritionhypertension
- House sparrowPasser domesticusPasseridaeurban bird
- Western honey beeApis melliferaApidaehoneypollination
- Rock doveColumba liviaColumbidaeurban bird
- Barn swallowHirundo rusticaHirundinidaemigratory bird
- Cattle egretBubulcus ibisArdeidaefarmland bird
- LemonCitrus limonRutaceaefruitvitamin C
- Sweet orangeCitrus sinensisRutaceaefruitjuice
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumSolanaceaefoodlycopene
- Bird's eye chilliCapsicum frutescensSolanaceaespice
- PumpkinCucurbita pepoCucurbitaceaefoodseeds
- OkraAbelmoschus esculentusMalvaceaesoupfibre
- Bitter melonMomordica charantiaCucurbitaceaeblood sugarfood
- LemongrassCymbopogon citratusPoaceaeteafever
- Castor beanRicinus communisEuphorbiaceaeoilindustrial
- SesameSesamum indicumPedaliaceaeoilseeds
- GroundnutArachis hypogaeaFabaceaefoodoil
- SugarcaneSaccharum officinarumPoaceaesugarjuice
- Sweet potatoIpomoea batatasConvolvulaceaestaple food
- Madagascar periwinkleCatharanthus roseusApocynaceaealkaloidsornamental
- Brown ratRattus norvegicusMuridaecommensal mammal
- Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusFalconidaeraptor
- Monarch butterflyDanaus plexippusNymphalidaemigratory insect
- Green sea turtleChelonia mydasCheloniidaemarine reptile
- Barn owlTyto albaTytonidaerodent control
- Nile tilapiaOreochromis niloticusCichlidaeaquaculture
- Silver firAbies albaPinaceaetimberessential oil
- Century plantAgave americanaAsparagaceaefibresyrup
- OnionAllium cepaAmaryllidaceaefoodantibacterial
- Spring onionAllium fistulosumAmaryllidaceaefood
- ChivesAllium schoenoprasumAmaryllidaceaeculinary herb
- Red amaranthAmaranthus cruentusAmaranthaceaegrainleaf vegetable
- Smooth pigweedAmaranthus hybridusAmaranthaceaeleaf vegetable
- Cedar of LebanonCedrus libaniPinaceaetimbernational tree
- JimsonweedDatura stramoniumSolanaceaetoxicasthma (historic)
- FigFicus caricaMoraceaefruit
- AubergineSolanum melongenaSolanaceaevegetable
- Eurasian sparrowhawkAccipiter nisusAccipitridaeraptor
- Common mynaAcridotheres tristisSturnidaeurban bird
- MallardAnas platyrhynchosAnatidaedabbling duck
- Common swiftApus apusApodidaeaerial insectivore
- Grey heronArdea cinereaArdeidaewetland bird
- Common buzzardButeo buteoAccipitridaeraptor
- Grey wolfCanis lupusCanidaeapex predator
- Domestic dogCanis familiarisCanidaecompanionworking animal
- Great white sharkCarcharodon carchariasLamnidaeapex marine predator
- GoldfishCarassius auratusCyprinidaeornamental fish
- Seven-spot ladybirdCoccinella septempunctataCoccinellidaeaphid control
- Mute swanCygnus olorAnatidaeornamental waterfowl
- Common carpCyprinus carpioCyprinidaefood fish
- HorseEquus caballusEquidaetransportsport
- DonkeyEquus asinusEquidaepack animal
- Common kestrelFalco tinnunculusFalconidaehovering raptor
- Domestic catFelis catusFelidaecompanion animal
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebsFringillidaesongbird
- ChickenGallus gallus domesticusPhasianidaeeggsmeat
- Herring gullLarus argentatusLaridaecoastal bird
- House mouseMus musculusMuridaecommensal rodent
- OrcaOrcinus orcaDelphinidaeapex marine predator
- ChimpanzeePan troglodytesHominidaeclosest human relative
- Great titParus majorParidaegarden bird
- Black redstartPhoenicurus ochrurosMuscicapidaeurban bird
- Sperm whalePhyseter macrocephalusPhyseteridaedeep diver
- Common pipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellusVespertilionidaeinsect-eating bat
- Black ratRattus rattusMuridaecommensal rodent
- Whale sharkRhincodon typusRhincodontidaelargest fish
- Atlantic mackerelScomber scombrusScombridaefood fish
- Common starlingSturnus vulgarisSturnidaemurmuration bird
- Wild boarSus scrofaSuidaeforest omnivore
- Domestic pigSus scrofa domesticusSuidaemeat
- Atlantic bluefin tunaThunnus thynnusScombridaeprized food fish
- Common blackbirdTurdus merulaTurdidaegarden songbird
- Bottlenose dolphinTursiops truncatusDelphinidaeintelligent cetacean
- Northern lapwingVanellus vanellusCharadriidaefarmland wader
- Mourning doveZenaida macrouraColumbidaecommon bird
- Viviparous lizardZootoca viviparaLacertidaelive-bearing lizard
- RiceOryza sativaPoaceaestaple food
- TeaCamellia sinensisTheaceaebeverageantioxidant
- Common bambooBambusa vulgarisPoaceaeconstructionshoots
- AshwagandhaWithania somniferaSolanaceaeadaptogensleep
- Holy basil (tulsi)Ocimum tenuiflorumLamiaceaecoughritual
- CinnamonCinnamomum verumLauraceaespiceblood sugar
- Black pepperPiper nigrumPiperaceaespicedigestion
- Sacred lotusNelumbo nuciferaNelumbonaceaefoodritual
- LycheeLitchi chinensisSapindaceaeedible fruit
- Sacred figFicus religiosaMoraceaeshaderitual
- BananaMusa acuminataMusaceaeedible fruit
- TigerPanthera tigrisFelidaeapex predator
- Asian elephantElephas maximusElephantidaecultural icon
- Indian peafowlPavo cristatusPhasianidaeornamental bird
- Rhesus macaqueMacaca mulattaCercopithecidaeurban primate
- Water buffaloBubalus bubalisBovidaedraft animalmilk
- Indian cobraNaja najaElapidaevenomous snake
- Amla / Indian gooseberryPhyllanthus emblicaPhyllanthaceaevitamin Chair tonic
- HaritakiTerminalia chebulaCombretaceaedigestivetriphala
- BibhitakiTerminalia belliricaCombretaceaerespiratorytriphala
- ArjunaTerminalia arjunaCombretaceaeheart tonic
- BrahmiBacopa monnieriPlantaginaceaememorynerve tonic
- Gotu kolaCentella asiaticaApiaceaewound healingcognition
- King of bittersAndrographis paniculataAcanthaceaefeverimmunity
- GiloyTinospora cordifoliaMenispermaceaeimmunityfever
- ShatavariAsparagus racemosusAsparagaceaewomen's health
- FenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecumFabaceaeblood sugarlactation
- Green cardamomElettaria cardamomumZingiberaceaespicedigestion
- NutmegMyristica fragransMyristicaceaespicesleep
- CloveSyzygium aromaticumMyrtaceaetoothachespice
- Java plum (jamun)Syzygium cuminiMyrtaceaeblood sugarfruit
- JackfruitArtocarpus heterophyllusMoraceaefruitmeat substitute
- Betel palmAreca catechuArecaceaemasticatoryritual
- SoybeanGlycine maxFabaceaeproteinoil
- Water spinach (kangkong)Ipomoea aquaticaConvolvulaceaevegetable
- AgatiSesbania grandifloraFabaceaevegetablefodder
- BanyanFicus benghalensisMoraceaeshaderitual
- Indian sandalwoodSantalum albumSantalaceaefragranceritual
- AgarwoodAquilaria malaccensisThymelaeaceaeincenseoud
- Red mangroveRhizophora mucronataRhizophoraceaecoastal protection
- Nipa palmNypa fruticansArecaceaethatchsugar
- Asian ginsengPanax ginsengAraliaceaeenergyadaptogen
- Goji berryLycium barbarumSolanaceaeeye healthtonic
- GinkgoGinkgo bilobaGinkgoaceaecirculationliving fossil
- Huang qiAstragalus membranaceusFabaceaeimmunityTCM
- Dong quaiAngelica sinensisApiaceaewomen's healthTCM
- Five-flavour berrySchisandra chinensisSchisandraceaeadaptogen
- Chinese licoriceGlycyrrhiza uralensisFabaceaecoughTCM
- ChrysanthemumChrysanthemum morifoliumAsteraceaeteaeye health
- PersimmonDiospyros kakiEbenaceaefruit
- MandarinCitrus reticulataRutaceaefruitpeel medicine
- Perilla / shisoPerilla frutescensLamiaceaeculinary herb
- Japanese cedarCryptomeria japonicaCupressaceaetimberforestry
- BuransRhododendron arboreumEricaceaejuicemontane tree
- Snow leopardPanthera unciaFelidaehigh-altitude predator
- Indian rhinocerosRhinoceros unicornisRhinocerotidaegrassland megafauna
- GaurBos gaurusBovidaelargest wild cattle
- ChitalAxis axisCervidaeforest deer
- Sambar deerRusa unicolorCervidaeforest deer
- Bornean orangutanPongo pygmaeusHominidaerainforest ape
- Sumatran orangutanPongo abeliiHominidaerainforest ape
- Northern plains gray langurSemnopithecus entellusCercopithecidaetemple monkey
- Giant pandaAiluropoda melanoleucaUrsidaebamboo specialist
- Red pandaAilurus fulgensAiluridaemontane forest
- Clouded leopardNeofelis nebulosaFelidaearboreal predator
- Leopard catPrionailurus bengalensisFelidaesmall wild cat
- Sunda pangolinManis javanicaManidaetrafficked mammal
- Asian water monitorVaranus salvatorVaranidaewetland reptile
- Burmese pythonPython bivittatusPythonidaeconstrictor
- King cobraOphiophagus hannahElapidaevenomous snake
- Saltwater crocodileCrocodylus porosusCrocodylidaeestuarine predator
- GharialGavialis gangeticusGavialidaeriver reptile
- Red junglefowlGallus gallusPhasianidaeancestor of chicken
- Red-crowned craneGrus japonensisGruidaewetland birdcultural icon
- Indian flying foxPteropus giganteusPteropodidaeseed disperser
- SilkwormBombyx moriBombycidaesilk
- Asiatic honey beeApis ceranaApidaehoneypollination
- RohuLabeo rohitaCyprinidaeaquaculturefood
- HilsaTenualosa ilishaClupeidaefisheriescuisine
- Snakehead murrelChanna striataChannidaefood fishwound recovery
- Long-tailed macaqueMacaca fascicularisCercopithecidaecoastal primate
- Japanese mapleAcer palmatumSapindaceaeornamental
- BaelAegle marmelosRutaceaefruitdigestive
- GalangalAlpinia galangaZingiberaceaespicedigestive
- KonjacAmorphophallus konjacAraceaefoodfibre
- CeleryApium graveolensApiaceaevegetablediuretic
- Sweet wormwoodArtemisia annuaAsteraceaeartemisininmalaria
- StarfruitAverrhoa carambolaOxalidaceaefruit
- NeemAzadirachta indicaMeliaceaeantimalarialinsecticide
- Female bambooBambusa balcooaPoaceaeconstruction
- FingerrootBoesenbergia rotundaZingiberaceaespicedigestive
- Mustard greensBrassica junceaBrassicaceaevegetableoil
- SappanwoodCaesalpinia sappanFabaceaered dye
- HabaneroCapsicum chinenseSolanaceaespice
- Hairy bittercressCardamine hirsutaBrassicaceaesalad herb
- Golden shower treeCassia fistulaFabaceaelaxativeornamental
- Deodar cedarCedrus deodaraPinaceaetimberincense
- Camphor treeCinnamomum camphoraLauraceaecamphortimber
- Cassia cinnamonCinnamomum cassiaLauraceaespice
- Key limeCitrus aurantiifoliaRutaceaefruitvitamin C
- PomeloCitrus maximaRutaceaefruit
- Kaffir limeCitrus hystrixRutaceaespicefragrance
- Crepe gingerCostus speciosusCostaceaeornamentaldiabetes
- Saffron crocusCrocus sativusIridaceaespicemood
- CucumberCucumis sativusCucurbitaceaevegetable
- CuminCuminum cyminumApiaceaespice
- Citronella grassCymbopogon nardusPoaceaeinsect repellent
- LonganDimocarpus longanSapindaceaefruit
- Dragon treeDracaena dracoAsparagaceaedragon's blood resin
- DurianDurio zibethinusMalvaceaefruit
- Finger milletEleusine coracanaPoaceaegrainporridge
- AmlaEmblica officinalisPhyllanthaceaevitamin Chair
- EnsetEnsete ventricosumMusaceaestaple (kocho)
- LoquatEriobotrya japonicaRosaceaefruitcough
- River red gumEucalyptus camaldulensisMyrtaceaetimberoil
- Surinam cherryEugenia unifloraMyrtaceaefruit
- BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentumPolygonaceaegrainrutin
- Rubber figFicus elasticaMoraceaeornamentallatex
- MangosteenGarcinia mangostanaClusiaceaefruit
- Malabar tamarindGarcinia cambogiaClusiaceaeweight loss (claimed)
- Cape jasmineGardenia jasminoidesRubiaceaefragrancedye
- Tree cottonGossypium arboreumMalvaceaefibre
- GurmarGymnema sylvestreApocynaceaeblood sugar
- SunflowerHelianthus annuusAsteraceaeseedsoil
- China roseHibiscus rosa-sinensisMalvaceaehairornamental
- HydrangeaHydrangea macrophyllaHydrangeaceaeornamental
- Star aniseIllicium verumSchisandraceaespiceshikimic acid
- True indigoIndigofera tinctoriaFabaceaeblue dye
- Arabian jasmineJasminum sambacOleaceaefragrancetea
- Common jasmineJasminum officinaleOleaceaeperfume
- Malabar nutJusticia adhatodaAcanthaceaecoughbronchitis
- Aromatic gingerKaempferia galangaZingiberaceaespicecough
- HennaLawsonia inermisLythraceaedyecooling
- LangsatLansium domesticumMeliaceaefruit
- May changLitsea cubebaLauraceaeessential oil
- Sponge gourdLuffa aegyptiacaCucurbitaceaespongefood
- MacadamiaMacadamia integrifoliaProteaceaenuts
- Southern magnoliaMagnolia grandifloraMagnoliaceaeornamental