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While in the Philippines, it is called sampalok or sampaloc in Filipino, and sambag in Cebuano. [18] Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) is sometimes confused with "Manila tamarind" (Pithecellobium dulce). While in the same taxonomic family Fabaceae, Manila tamarind is a different plant native to Mexico and known locally as guamúchili.
Lake Sampaloc is a volcanic crater lake in Laguna on the island of Luzon. It is the largest of the Seven Lakes of San Pablo. Nearly half of the lake's depth has a shallow depression at the bottom, indicating its volcanic origin. The lake is behind San Pablo city hall and is dotted with fishpens and small cottages built on stilts.
Sampaloc, Quezon; Lake Sampaloc This page was last edited on 27 June 2023, at 16:36 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
Pithecellobium dulce is a tree that reaches a height of about 10 to 15 m (33 to 49 ft). Its trunk is spiny and up to nine meters in girth (9.4 feet thick DBH) and its leaves are bipinnate . Each pinna has a single pair of ovate-oblong leaflets that are about 2 to 4 cm (0.79 to 1.57 in) long.
Sampaloc used to be the Barrio Dingin of Lucban, Quezon consisting of three sitios. It was later renamed into Sampaloc because of the presence of a large tamarind tree found in the center of the settlement during the earlier days. The name was also changed in Alfonso Trece for a time to honor the King of Spain.
Description Year completed Notes San Pablo Old Capitol building 14.0746 ° N, 121.3249° E Designed by Arch. Antonio Toledo in the Neoclassical style, this American colonial era structure was the seat of municipal power. Currently houses the Museo de San Pablo. 1940 [8] Saint Paul the First Hermit Cathedral -Parish church: 14° 04.187N 121° 19 ...
Leucaena leucocephala is a small fast-growing mimosoid tree native to southern Mexico and northern Central America (Belize and Guatemala) [1] [4] and is now naturalized throughout the tropics including parts of Asia. Common names include white leadtree, [5] white popinac, [1] horse tamarind, [1] ipil-ipil, [6] [7] koa haole, [8] and tan-tan. [9]
Others have suggested that the decline of the tree was exaggerated or that other extinct animals, such as giant tortoises, fruit bats, or the broad-billed parrot, may also have been distributing the seeds. The decline of the tree may be due to introduction of domestic pigs and crab-eating macaques, and competition from introduced plants ...