Our morning walk permits us to see a lot of the flora in our village. The diversity is quite impressive to us considering that we live in a subdivision. Yet, unlike others, ours have a lot of open spaces and lots that have been 'reclaimed' by nature. The result is a diversity not only of plants and trees but animals and insects as well. Here are a couple of species along our walking route.
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| Lipstick tree (Scientific name- Bixa orellana) is a shrub native to northern South America and Mexico. There's a big one at the corner of our main street and the main access road to the a big part of our village on the Taytay side. |
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| The Tipulo tree from which our city's name was supposed to have been derived. My plant app identifes this as Breadfruit (Scientific name: Artocarpus altilis); belonging to the mulberry and jackfruit family. |
There are many large Tipulo trees in our village but there are two or three standouts we've seen along our walking route. I say standout from the size of the tree as well as its form. These were probably growing in those lots and the residents decided against cutting the trees as they build their houses.
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