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Sandstone (Composed of quartz or feldspar)

Chances are if you think of an iconic Scottish building, it will be made of sandstone. Historically, it has been the main type of building stone in Scotland and was […]

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Kelp (Laminaria digitata, Laminaria hyperborea, Saccharina latissima, Saccorhiza polyschides, and Alaria esculenta)

Scotland provides a home to a wide variety of seaweed […]

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Flax (Linum usitatissimum)

Flax, also known as linseed, is a flowering plant with a distinctive pale blue flower. It is a herbaceous annual that grows to around 1 meter in length on average, […]

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Nipa (Nypa fruticans)

Description and Characteristics Nipa is a monocious and pleonanthic palm meaning it is a plant that bears both male and female flowers, and does so without dying after its flower […]

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Clay (Composed primarily of kaolin, ball clay and feldspar)

Clay is versatile, hardwearing, and commonly used material. It is […]

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Capiz Shells (Placuna placenta)

Description and Characteristics Capiz is an aquatic mollusk that has a compressed body enclosed within a hinged shell. It has different names such as capiz shell, hatchet-footed shells, and windowpane […]

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Santol (Sandoricum koetjape)

Description and Characteristics Santol, also known as cotton fruit, is a hardy, vigorous tree growing up to 50 meters high with a diameter of up to 100 centimeters. Its outside […]

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Diliman / Hagnaya (Stenochlaena palustris)

Description and Characteristics Diliman fern, also known as Hagnaya in some provinces of the Philippines, is a grainy, climbing fern of indefinite length. Its rhizomes, the stem part that contains […]

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Wool (Fleece from Ovis aries)

Wool is a versatile, hardwearing and functional textile, used for a variety of uses from interior textiles to wearable garments. Although wool is in no way unique to Scotland, it […]

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Birch Silver Birch (Betula pendula) and Downy Birch (Betula pubescens)

Birch trees are the most common native trees found in […]

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Kaong Palm (Arenga pinnata)

Description and Characteristics Kaong palm, also known as sugar palm, is an upright medium-sized palm tree. Upon reaching its maturity age which is more than 15 years, it grows to […]

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Wrack (Ascophyllum nodosum, Pelvetia canaliculata, Fucus vesiculosus, Fucus spiralis, and Fucus serratus)

Scotland provides a home to a wide variety of seaweed […]

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Slate (predominantly composed of quartz and muscovite, along with other minerals)

Slate is one of the most widely used building materials […]

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Lukmoy (Rhaphidophora monticola)

Description and Characteristics Lukmoy are root climber plants that cling on many tropical trees and are characterized by their prominent, stout aerial roots that more often extend from the […]

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Moras Grass (Vetiveria zizanioides)

Description and Characteristics Moras, better known as Vetiver grass, is a coarse and erect bunch of long flexible blades of grass growing close together up to a height of one […]

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Pandan (Pandanus)

Description and Characteristics Pandan is a common name shared by a number species of Pandanus, and is also known as Fragrant Screw Pine. It varies in size from small shrubs […]

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Narra (Pterocarpus indicus)

Description and Characteristics Known as the National Tree of the Philippines, Narra is a majestic reddish hardwood tree reflecting the same resiliency and strength as that of the Filipino people. […]

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Ilang-ilang (Cananga odorata)

Description and Characteristics Ilang-ilang, also spelled Ylang-ylang, is a medium-sized tree growing up to 10 to 30 meters. Its young bark is usually smooth, light to dark brown in color […]

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Anahaw (Saribus rotundifolius)

Description and Characteristics Anahaw is a large, perpendicular palm that grows up to a height of 15 to 20 meters and 25 cm in diameter. As it matures, the leaves […]

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Pili (Canarium ovatum)

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Almaciga (Agathis philippinensis)

Description and Characteristics The almaciga is a vast tree that grows up to 65 meters tall and the trunk up to 3 meters in diameter. It has green, leathery leaves […]

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Saluyot (Jute) – use and benefits

Jute is a long, soft, shiny vegetable fiber that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. Jute is the second most important vegetable fiber after cotton due to its versatility. It is used chiefly to make cloth for wrapping bales of raw cotton, and to make sacks and coarse cloth.

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Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris)

Scots pine trees are the only native pine tree in Scotland, and one of only three species of native conifer. It’s an evergreen tree with needle shaped leaves which are […]

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