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Manila Copal This is the sap/resin of Almaciga - Agathis philippinensis, which the local tribal people used to help starts fire during a recent camping trip. Agathis philippinensis,Almaciga,Palawan,Philippines,Plant,Tree Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Manila Copal

This is the sap/resin of Almaciga - Agathis philippinensis, which the local tribal people used to help starts fire during a recent camping trip.

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Cool! I use pine sap to start fires. It's a bit smoky, but does the job. Birch bark is good too. Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Albert Kang's profile
      Albert Kang
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      Interesting, wasn't familiar that other trees sap are also used to start fire, could be useful info :D Posted 6 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Tinder fungus is also good, hence the name ;). Other great, natural fire starters are Old Man's Beard (lichen), cattail fluff, dead spruce tree tips, dry pine needles (they are sappy and the undersides tend to stay dry even in the rain), pinecones, and cedar bark. With birch trees, it's best to peel off some of the bark and shave bits from the underside of the bark. Posted 6 years ago
        1. View Albert Kang's profile
          Albert Kang
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          Thanks for the additional info.
          I tried dried moss, they are easy to start fire.
          Was just tinkering with various stuff to try, but always have a reliable lighter in hand :D           Posted 6 years ago
          1. View Christine Young's profile
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            Lol, you're welcome. I'm a bit of a purist because I used to teach wilderness survival and we always relied on natural materials. But...I do carry matches these days because using a flint and steel totally sucks, in my opinion ;). Posted 6 years ago
            1. View Albert Kang's profile
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              Nice that you are doing that.
              Its not practical to carry matches over here, as its usually wet weather and even when not raining, its still wet especially near the top of the mountain due to cloud mist.               Posted 6 years ago
    3. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Found a weird thing on eol.org:
      http://eol.org/pages/1033630/overview

      Description concerns a tree, as expected, yet photos show an insect. Strange.       Posted 6 years ago
      1. View Albert Kang's profile
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        Yep, that's strange. I think it was a mistake. Posted 6 years ago

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''Agathis philippinensis'' is a species of large ''Agathis'' tree native to the Philippines, Sulawesi and Halmahera, where it occurs in upland tropical rainforest at 450-2,200 m altitude, rarely as low as 250 m in northern Luzon.

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Similar species: Pinales
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Uploaded Sep 16, 2018. Captured Sep 11, 2018 17:27.
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  • TG-5
  • f/5.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO200
  • 11.01mm