Tree: Tambuyog, Ficus Nota, a tree in swampy area.

Here is a tree I first found in Bocal-Bocal Springs in upper Alangilan, Bacolod City with unusual berries growing in its trunk (not on branches! Somebody tasted it when he was young and it is tasteless and odorous.

When you see this plant, you can see it is near a source of water, thus it is found in swamps, riverbanks, etc.

I am still looking for its scientific name or even the English common name.
Good News[September 22, 2012]! it is ficus nota or "tibig" and is a native tree of the Philippines. Hooray!

Plant	Ficus Nota
Common Name	Tambuyog, Tibig
Location	Kaitulari Resort(first photo), Bocal bocal (second photo)
Camera	Canon S2 IS (first photo), Olympus VG-110 (second photo)
Photographer	Larry Geronca (first photo), Dr. Ernesto Adorio (2nd photo)
Acknowledgment	Philippine Native Plants Conservation Society, Inc.(Identification as Ficus Nota)
References	http://herbs-treatandtaste.blogspot.com/2012/05/ficus-nota-tibig-uses-and-health.html

First Image owned by Larry Geronca, published in this blog with permission.

A photo taken from a Canon S2 IS

I am lucky to have a Facebook friend in Larry Geronca, the man behind the Kaitulari Resort in Guinpanan, Moises Padilla. His resort is in an eco-tourism zone in the foothills of the majestic Canlaon Volcano in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental.

Here is a photo of torch gingers[ Etlingera elatior (also known as Torch Ginger, Ginger Flower, Red Ginger Lily, Torch Lily, Wild Ginger, Combrang, Bunga Siantan, Philippine Wax Flower, Xiang Bao Jiaing, Indonesian Tall Ginger, Boca de Dragón, Rose de Porcelain] and mickey mouse eggplants[Solanum mammosum-Mickey Mouse eggplant, Nipple Fruit, Titty Fruit, Cow's Udder, Apple of Sodom] illustrating the vivid color rendition of his camera.

Plant(s)	Etlingera elatior, Solanum mammosum
Common name(s)	Torch ginger, Mickey Mouse eggplant
Location	kaitulari Resort, Moises Padilla, Neg. Occidental
Camera	Canon S2 IS
Photographer	Larry Geronca

Image owned by Larry Geronca and published in this blog with his permission.