It could be the

site of the One of the seventeen

world’s next megadiversity
wave of countries in the world
extinctions and the “hottest of the
(Mittermeier, hotspots”.
1997).

A zone of
Species diversity
ecological ruin
and endemicity
whose
a. tropical location
biodiversity is
b. climate patterns
on the verge of
c. island effect
collapse
(Posa,2008)
INVASIVE
ALIEN
SPECIES
(IAS)
P Promote
The cornerstones of sustainable
R conservation management
O A strategies worldwide.
T R Preserve key
E E
ecosystems against biodiversity
loss (Myers, Mittermeier,
C A Mittermeier, da Fonseca, &
Kents, 2000)
T S
E Offer unique
‘laboratories’ to investigate
D ecosystem functioning
and complexity (Clerici,2007).
 INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT OF RUBIACEAE IN
PENABLANCA PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AND
SEASCAPE AND NORTHERN SIERRA MADRE
NATURAL PARK IN NORTHERN LUZON, PHILIPPINES
USING MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR DATA

Rachel D. Biag
Ph.D. in Biology
(on-going)
PPLS
Contribute to the richness of the
country's biodiversity

Display high levels of endemism

and species diversity

Key Biodiversity areas for

conservation and protection.

The remaining old-growth

forest....an avenue for the discovery
of new species of organisms

Not being spared from

NSMNP human-induced activities
that caused habitat
destruction
NO to Knowing the flora,
fauna ad other
Anonymous biological
Extinction! communities is an
effective means
towards the
protection and
Continue conservation of
doing the biodiversity of
FLORISTIC an area (Fousseni,
SURVEYS 2010).
 Fourth largest

R among the
angiosperm

U families
(Robbrecht,1988)

B .
genera= 659
I species=13,000
A
C opposite
Simple &

E leaves
A Tetra or
Stipules

E pentamerous
flowers
Inferior ovary
Objectives of the Study
General Aim:
To make an inventory and assessment of Rubiaceae
composition of the Penablanca Protected Landscape and
Seascape and Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park
utilizing morphological and molecular data.

Specific Objectives:
1.Identify the species of Rubiaceae inhabiting in each
protected area.
2.Determine the endemicity and conservation status of each
species found in the area.
3.Reassess the previously studied species in the area as
research in this family is progressing resolving problematic
taxa.( i.e. Canthium monstrosum found to be one of the
species in the area is now named Kanapia monstrosum)
Objectives of the Study

4.Determine which of the genera dominate in each

sampled barangay/municipality covering PPLS and
NSMNP.
5.Relate the dominance and presence of species with the
ecological characteristics (from secondary data) of the
protected area.
6.Identify new and interesting species if there is any
and do phyto-chemical analysis of it.
7.Conduct molecular study on complex and problematic
taxa.
8.Produce Instruction,Education and Communication
(IEC) materials out of the collected specimens.
Significance of the study Medically
important
Species
Reliable and
comprehensive database

Conservation and
protection of Rubiaceae
community

Biodiversity Education
and Awareness Network
Scope and Delimitation

This study is confined only in looking into the Rubiaceae

components of the Penablanca Protected Landscape and Seascape
(Lapi, Minanga, Cabasan,Aggugaddan and Nabbabalayan) and Northern
Sierra Madre Natural Park particularly in Maconacon, Divilacan,
Palanan Dinapigue, San Pablo, and Cabagan . Each collected plant shall
be identified up to the species level except if absence of reproductive
parts of the plant does not permit the researcher to do so.
Time and Locale

Collection of Rubiaceae species will be done on January-June,

2019 in Penablanca Protected Landscape and Seascape in
Penablanca,Cagayan and Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park in Isabela,
Luzon, Philippines. Morphological and molecular procedures will be
done on July-October, 2019 in the University of Santo Tomas,Manila.
Methods
NSMNP
Study Sites
PPLS
Methods
PROCESSING
FIELD
OF
COLLECTION
SPECIMENS

MORPHO- HERBARIA
LOGICAL PREPARATION
ANALYSIS

MOLECULAR
ANALYSIS