Lagerstroemia piriformis

Botanical Description

Banabu is a tree. The straight bole is up to 90cm in diameter[ 721 Title Commercial Woods of the Philippines; Their Preparation and Uses Publication Philippines Bureau of Forestry Bulletin No. 14 Author Schneider E.E. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Bureau of Forestry; Manilla. Year 1916 ISBN Description A series of booklets dealing with various aspects of the Philippine forests. This volume looks at the preparation and uses of the commercial woods of the Philippines. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its good quality timber, which is used locally and also exported.