Santol (Sandoricum indicum Cav.) trees are raised both for the fruit and for timber. It is said that house posts of this wood are not attacked by white ants.
Wild Plants and Trees.—Few of the wild growths have escaped the attention of this people, and many are used as food and medicine, as well as for fiber materials and bark cloth. Among those used for food, the following are the most important:—
Apang or sapang (Bixa orellana L.).
Alloseup (Antidesma ghesaembilla Gaertn.).
Bayabas, or lemon guava (Psidium guayava L.), an American shrub which now grows wild, and in great abundance, in the mountains.
Balatong (Phaseolus mungo L.). Only the seeds are used.
Damokes (Pithecolobium dulce Benth.), an American tree which now grows spontaneously in northern Luzon. The fruit is eaten, while the bark is sometimes used for tanning.
Ipako (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus D.C.), a herbaceous vine infrequently seen in the gardens. The young pods are used as a condiment.
Kochai (Alliuni tricoccum) or wild leek.
Katodai (Sesbania grandiflora P.). Only the flowers are eaten.