Explanation:
Many of these identified species can only be found in the Philippines like Malinoag, Philippine teak, Batikuling, Yakal-yamban, and the five endemic iron wood species—the Mangkono, Mapilig, Bagoadlau, Sierra Madre Mangkono, and Palawan Mangkono.
At the very least, one-third of the more than 9,250 vascular plant species native to the Philippines are endemic. Plant endemism in the hotspot is mostly concentrated at the species level; there are no endemic plant families and 26 endemic genera.
