
Fulgent CoriticoCentral Mindanao University · Plant Biology Division IBS and CEBREM
Fulgent Coritico
Ph.D. Biology (Systematics)
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January 2018 - March 2019
September 2009 - February 2017
August 2009 - August 2016
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Drosera rotundifolia, a species of the temperate Northern Hemisphere with a disjunct occurrence in high montane West Papua, has been discovered in a highland peat bog on Mt Limbawon, Pantaron Range, Bukidnon on the island of Mindanao, Philippines, which mediates to the only other known tropical, Southern Hemisphere location in New Guinea and the cl...
Several scaly tree ferns (Cyatheaceae) from eastern Malesia are transferred from Cyathea s.lat. to other genera: Alsophila roroka from Sulawesi; Alsophila lamoureuxii from New Guinea; Alsophila binayana, A. bisquamata, A. mapahuwensis, A. murkelensis, A. ohaensis, and Sphaeropteris pukuana from Seram. A new name is chosen for Cyathea coriacea, Also...
Athyrium nakanoi Makino is a new fern species record for the Philippines, discovered in Mt. Dulang-Dulang, Kitanglad Range, Mindanao, Philippines extending its original distribution from India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Taiwan and Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia. Diagnostic description of the species is provided together with its distribution, conservati...
The species of ferns and lycophytes of Mt. Tago range are here documented in a checklist, along with information on their distribution and conservation status. The list is based on a comprehensive field survey conducted by the authors in 2018 and 2019 and comprises 203 species belonging to 29 families and 89 genera. Of these species, 187 are ferns...
Actinostachys minuta Amoroso & Coritico (Schizaeaceae), from Mindanao, Philippines, is described herein as a new species. This species is distinguished from all other species of Actinostachys (grass ferns) by its notably short and narrow fronds, distinct triangular stipe, and bifid apex of the sorophore lamina with profuse white long hairs. This sp...
Two 20 m × 20 m plots were established per vegetation type—Natural Forest, Mixed/Biro, Thailand Shower, and Teak which recorded 38 pteridophyte species, from 28 genera, and 18 families. Highest diversity index was recorded in Mixed/Biro vegetation (H’=1.18), followed by Teak vegetation (H’=1.006), Thailand Shower (H’=0.886), and Natural Forest (H’=...
Ferns belong to species-rich group of land plants, encompassing more than 11,000 extant species, and are crucial for reflecting terrestrial ecosystem changes. However, our understanding of their biodiversity hotspots, particularly in Southeast Asia, remains limited due to scarce genetic data. Despite harboring around one-third of the world’s fern s...
Scaly tree ferns stand out among other pteridophytes not only due to their ancient lineage, which retains specific primitive characteristics in their appearance and growth habits, but also because of their remarkable diversity, local endemism, and distinctive ethnobotanical uses. Pteridophytes generally have received less attention than seed plants...
Pleocnemia irregularis is an economically important fern, with no known literature on its developmental biology. Thus, this study was aimed to document various aspects of its developmental stages including its patterns of spore germination, the morphology of various developmental stages, type of gametophyte development and percentage of gametophyte...
Saurauia decolorata from the Mt. Pantaron Range, Bukidnon and Mt. Balatukan Natural Park, Misamis Oriental, Mindanao Island, the Philippines, is illustrated and described as a new species. It closely resembles S. avellana and S. elegans in having branchlets, petioles, and abaxial surfaces of the leaves covered with tomentum and scales, densely clus...
Seed dormancy in Falcataria falcata (L.) Greuter & R. Rankin is well documented. This study determined the effect of hot water pre-treatment and storage duration to attain a higher seed germination rate. This study found a highly significant difference (p < 0.05) between the mean Cumulative Germination Percentage (CGP) between treatments. Hot water...
Three new species of Vaccinium endemic to the island of Mindanao, Philippines are here described and illustrated. Vaccinium fallax most closely resembles V. myrtoides, but differs by having smaller leaves, caducous bracts, shorter pedicels, a broadly obconical hypanthium, broadly triangular calyx lobes, and a deep pink and broadly urceolate corolla...
Pyrenocarpous lichens are an important component of the forest ecosystem, yet remain understudied. Following the recent field surveys of the lichen biota in Mt. Musuan, four pyrenolichen species previously unreported from the Philippines were collected, namely: Porina exocha, Pyrenula pyrenuloides, P. subsoluta, and Nigrovothelium inspersotropicum....
A preliminary species checklist of ferns and lycophytes in the upper montane forest of Mt. Balatukan, Gingoog City, Southern Philippines was provided, including their conservation and ecological status assessments. Specimens were collected through repeated transect walks. Species inventory revealed a total of 112 species (16 were lycophytes and 97...
A floristic assessment was conducted in Mt. Musuan Bukidnon, the Philippines-an isolated, low grass-covered andesitic lava dome and tuff cone. Two 50-m transect lines were established in each of the altitudinal gradients (350-400, 401-451, 452-502, 503-553, 554-604, and 605 + masl) in the mountain slope to sample the bryophyte communities. The stud...
Paraspartolus Günther, 1939 is a monotypic genus endemic to the Philippines. Its only species-P. curiosus Günther, 1939-has been known only from Cape Engaño, Santa Ana, Cagayan, Luzon Island. Even though the species was described more than 80 years ago, only three specimens have been known, and nothing about the species' coloration, variability, or...
Explorations on the knowledge and biodiversity of Philippine lichen fungi have progressed recently. However, comparatively little attention has been given to the species composition along a lowland secondary forest ecosystem. Thus, the study aimed to provide information on the occurrence of lichen species in relation to various land use types of Mt...
This study documented 11 species of gingers belonging to nine genera distributed in three tribes and two subfamilies from Mt. Musuan and its vicinity in Bukidnon, Southern Philippines. Data revealed that Zingiberaceae species in these sites constitute ca. 8% of the total number of Philippine Zingiberaceae. Alpinia haenkei C.Presl., A. purpurata (Vi...
The species of ferns and lycophytes in Municipality of Amai Manabilang are documented here in a checklist, along with information on their morphological characteristics, and conservation status. A series of field surveys in two barangays in Amai Manabilang determined the lycophytes and ferns, namely Frankfort and Sumugot. A total of 56 species were...
Schizaea erecta Amoroso & Coritico (Schizaeaceae) from Dinagat Island, Mindanao, Philippines, is here described. This species is distinguished from other species of Schizaea by its consistently erect sterile and fertile fronds, narrow laminae, opposite sorophore lobes, rhizomes covered with short appressed brown scales, and oblong sporangia with ap...
A new Philippine weevil species of the genus Pachyrhynchus Germar, 1824 is described and illustrated from Mount Candalaga, Davao de Oro as P. cebrem sp. nov. Its habitat, ecology, and threats are also discussed.
Metapocyrtus (Metapocyrtus) ged Cabras & Medina, 2021 is a Mindanao-endemic species known only in Davao del Sur. Here, we recorded the species first in Bukidnon and the Cotabato region. Moreover, we also provide ecological notes of the species specifically the identities of its food plants, description of its habitat, and potential threats.
This research was carried out to study the diversity and assess the conservation status and endemism of ferns and lycophytes in the Mt. Malambo, Datu Salumay, Southern Philippines. Repeated transect walks were done with 20 sampling plots delineated on the site. Specimens were collected, identified, and assessed for their conservation status and end...
The island of Mindanao where the Province of Lanao del Norte is situated is rich in biological diversity. Most plants and animals on this island are endemic-naturally occurring and are found nowhere else in the world. Despite the wealth of biodiversity studies, no known information has yet been formally published on the flora and fauna of Iligan Ci...
Knowledge of Philippine herpetofauna is progressively increasing. However, there are still areas in the country that are poorly understood and remain unexplored, particularly in the southern Philippines. Mt. Agad-Agad in Iligan City (Lanao del Norte Province) is a secondary lowland evergreen tropical rainforest in the southern portion of the northe...
Isoetes philippinensis, a critically endangered site-endemic lycophyte, was rediscovered after the last collection in 1969. The present study elucidates the morphology and ecology of the species-which have not been fully investigated-by describing the detailed morpho-anatomical characters, collecting water samples for physico-chemical analysis, and...
Mt. Pantaron Range has no legislation for its protection and has significantly lost most of its forest cover over the years due to land conversion for agriculture and human settlement, construction of national highways, and illegal logging and mining. Floristic inventory was conducted in four sampling sites in Mt. Pantaron Range, Bukidnon to docume...
Tree species diversity and stand structure investigations were conducted in the forest patches of Barangay Baganihan (site 1) and Mt. Malambo in Barangay Datu Salumay (site 2), Marilog District, Southern Philippines. Thirty-three 20 × 20 m plots were established at 1,197-1,345 masl in the sites. A total of 900 individuals belonging to 33 families,...
Pteris sect. Hypsopodium (Pteridaceae) was reported to contain about nine species. Here we describe two new species based on morphological and molecular evidence, namely Pteris faba Y.S.Chao sp. nov. from Papua New Guinea and the Philippines, and Pteris rubella Y.S.Chao & C.W.Chen sp. nov. from the Solomon Islands. We provide type information, vouc...
Recommended Citation:
Amoroso VB, Guiang MMM, Coritico FP, Nuñeza OM, Mohagan AB, Patano RRJr., Nobleza, JC, and Maglangit EPT. 2022. Fauna and Flora of Mt. Agad-Agad, Iligan City, Lanao Del Norte: A Photographic Field Guide. Central Mindanao University Press, University Town, Musuan, Bukidnon, Philippines.
A new endemic species, Nepenthes candalaga (Nepenthes sect. Alata) from Mt. Candalaga (eastern Mindanao, Philippines) is here described and illustrated. This new taxon resembles N. justinae but can be easily distinguished in having the lamina with 2‒3 longitudinal nerves, orbicular lid, non-bifid lid spur tip, triangular lid appendage, short banner...
Iligan City has an estimated 30,000 ha forest cover that is still declining up to this day. Trees are an important part of the vegetation that play a fundamental role for stability, provide services in the forest ecosystem and resources for human consumption. Tree species diversity in Mt. Agad-Agad, Iligan City has not been studied, hence an invent...
Mindanao is home to many unknown weevil species, specifically those remote and unexplored mountain ecosystems. Two new species, Metapocyrtus (Metapocyrtus) mendioi sp. nov. and M. (M.) edmai sp. nov. are described from Mount Natampod, Pantaron Range, San Fernando, Bukidnon, Mindanao, Philippines. Habitat, ecology, and threats are provided. Moreover...
Sphingidae (Hawkmoth or Sphinxmoth) is a known bioindicator that is naturally affected by environmental issues such as deforestation and pollution. Members of this family are widely distributed in Southeast Asia and play vital roles as indicators of habitat quality and biomass degradation. This study highlights the diversity and assessment of hawkm...
Vaccinium carmesinum is described as a new species of Ericaceae from Mt. Tago Range, Mindanao Island, Philippines. It is similar to V. platyphyllum Merrill and V. luzoniense S.Vidal but is distinct from the former by longer and wider leaves, longer racemes, longer bracts, glabrous corollas, and glabrescent fruits, and from the latter by longer peti...
Vaccinium carmesinum is described as a new species of Ericaceae from Mt. Tago Range, Mindanao Island, Philippines. It is
similar to V. platyphyllum Merrill and V. luzoniense S.Vidal but is distinct from the former by longer and wider leaves, longer
racemes, longer bracts, glabrous corollas, and glabrescent fruits, and from the latter by longer peti...
One of the biggest groups of moths in the Sphingidae family is the hawk moth, often known as the sphinx moth, a nocturnal pollinators and bio indicators. They stand out from other moths by having large wings, thick bodies, and longest tongues. There are 1,450 species of Sphinx moth all over the world and 117 of them existed in the Phillippines and...
An inventory of ferns and lycophytes was conducted in Mt. Sinaka, North Cotabato through repeated transect walks across vegetation types to determine species richness, species similarity, conservation and ecological status. Results revealed 163 species belonging to 26 families and 73 genera. Of these, 144 species are ferns and 19 are lycophytes. Th...
Ophioderma redactophylla is a new fern species record for the Philippines discovered at Mt. Apo in North Cotabato Province, extending its original distribution from the Malay Peninsula (southern Thailand). New insights on its morphology are provided together with its conservation status and a revised dichotomous key to the Ophioderma in the Philipp...
Actinostachys simplex Amoroso & Coritico (Schizaeaceae), from Mindanao, Philippines is herein described as a new species. The species is unique from all other species of Actinostachys (grass ferns) by its distinct and longer stipe and consistent single and longer sorophore with glabrous sporangia. An identification key to the species of Philippine...
A new mistletoe species, Amylotheca cleofei, from Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary, Davao Oriental in the southern Philippines, is herein described and illustrated, representing a new species and genus record for the country. This species differs from other known Amylotheca species in terms of its distinctive reproductive and vegetative ch...
Owing to the flightless behaviour of the Pachyrhynchini, new species are still being discovered in unexplored parts of the region. Hence, we described a new species: Metapocyrtus bronsi sp. nov. discovered in Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary, Davao Oriental, Mindanao, Philippines. Habitat, ecology, and threats are also described.
Hypericum perryongii, from Mindanao Island, Philippines, is herein described and illustrated. This new taxon closely resembles both H. geminiflorum and H. formosanum but can be easily distinguished from the former by its larger corolla and calyx lobes and higher number of stamens per fascicle, and from the latter by its terminally 1-flowered inflor...
The ferns and lycophytes of Mount. Agad-Agad, Lanao del Norte, southern Philippines are here documented in a checklist. The list is based on a comprehensive field survey conducted by the authors in February 2020. A total of 56 species belonging to 10 families and 27 genera are recorded. Of these species, 49 are ferns and seven are lycophytes. The n...
Mt. Tago Range in Bukidnon has been subjected to deforestation and forest fragmentation due to logging ca. 35-40 years ago or as direct result of land conversion for agriculture, human settlements and wildlife product harvesting. It is currently not a protected area. This study aimed to provide data on the tree species diversity, structure, composi...
Vaccinium hamiguitanense, a new species from the Philippines, is described and illustrated. The new species is most similar to V. gitin-gense Hook. f. but differs by having smaller leaf blades, leaf blade margins with 2 to 4 impressed more or less evenly distributed crenations (glands) per side, inflorescences with fewer flowers, shorter pedicels t...
The four-spined pygmy devil (Arulenus validispinus Stål, 1877) is an endemic species to the Philippines. It was described more than 140 years ago from a single female specimen. Since its description, only a single new record was known, reported by Skejo from the Lanao region in 2017 and based on a specimen from eBay. Here, we record the species fro...
There are nearly a thousand threatened species of vascular plants in the Philippines and of which about 12% are lycophytes and ferns. However, there are not enough data on the distribution of the species. Thus, the threatened lycophytes and ferns were determined based on field surveys in four protected areas in Mindanao, namely Mt. Apo Natural Park...
Scaly tree ferns are locally known as Anonotong in Southern Philippines and considered as endangered species. Its collection is prohibited, but along the highway of Marilog District, Davao City, its trading is very obvious. Hence, the study was conducted to assess the inhabitants' relationship with tree ferns. The study described the collection, us...
This paper reports the first country record of Talthybia depressa Thorell, 1898 based on a female specimen collected from Marilog District, Davao City, Mindanao, Philippines.
A new species of Ophioderma, O. subsessile, is described from Mindanao, Philippines. This species is characterized by its mostly longer trophophore than sporophore, sporophore peduncle sub-sessile with a distinct sterile appendage, and strobilus longer than the peduncle. A description, illustrations, and key to the species of Philippine Ophioderma...
Diotarus Stål, 1887 (Tetrigidae: Cladonotinae) is a genus of pygmy grasshoppers with four species, all of which are inhabiting the Philippines with one species known also from Sulawesi. Diotarus verrucifer Stål, 1877 was originally described from Semper's collection and from an unknown location from the Philippines. The species has been reported on...
A new species, Dilochia deleoniae Tandang & Galindon (Orchidaceae), from Mindanao Island, Philippines is described and illustrated herein. This species is distinct from other known Philippine Dilochia species by its terrestrial habit and is distinguished from all known Dilochia species by its monopodial inflorescence, rarely branching in two, and a...
Fieldworks were conducted last January to March, 2019 to collect and record species of weevils at Sitio Matigsalug, Marahan, Marilog Forest Reserve, Marilog District, Mindanao, Philippines. Standard sampling techniques such as belt transect and op-portunistic sampling were conducted in the established 2 kilometers transect to survey the agroforest...
Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the biodiversity hotspots in the Mindanao faunal region, which is home to about 21 species of mammals. This study provides data on mammal assemblage and assessment on the added value of the ca. 2.99 km 2 MHRWS expansion sites to the already protected zone. Faunistic inventory and assessment document...
Sphingidae, also known as Hawkmoths or Sphinx Moths, are ecological indicators that are naturally affected by environmental stresses. They have a widespread distribution from Southeast Asia and play significant roles in the environment as indicators of the quality of habitat and biomass degradation. Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary(MHRWS), a...
Floral diversity assessment of the buffer zones and vicinity of the Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary (MHRWS), Davao Oriental: basis for inclusion to protected area zone ABSTRACT In 2016, municipal ordinances to expand the protected area of the MHRWS were issued with the aim of protecting and preserving the remaining biodiversity of the buffe...
edible ferns, phenolics, flavonoids, antioxidant activity
We present an update of the taxonomy of the challenging genus Dicksonia in Malesia excluding New
Guinea with its directly adjacent islands. The species D. blumei and D. mollis are maintained and additional distinguishing
characters are given.As here defined their ranges do not overlap, with D. blumei present on Sumatra, Java
and Bali, and D. mollis...