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The balete tree (also known as balite or baliti) are several species of the trees in the Philippines from the genus Ficus that are broadly referred to as balete in the local language. A number of these are known as strangler figs wherein they start upon other trees, later entrapping them entirely and finally killing the host tree. Also called hemiepiphytes, initially, they start as epiphytes or air plants and grow several hanging roots that eventually touch the ground and from then on, encircling and suffocating the host tree. Some of the baletes produce an inferior quality of rubber. The India rubber plant, F. elastica were earlier cultivated to some extent for rubber. Some of the species like tangisang-bayawak or Ficus variegata are large and could probably be utilized for match woods. T

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  • The balete tree (also known as balite or baliti) are several species of the trees in the Philippines from the genus Ficus that are broadly referred to as balete in the local language. A number of these are known as strangler figs wherein they start upon other trees, later entrapping them entirely and finally killing the host tree. Also called hemiepiphytes, initially, they start as epiphytes or air plants and grow several hanging roots that eventually touch the ground and from then on, encircling and suffocating the host tree. Some of the baletes produce an inferior quality of rubber. The India rubber plant, F. elastica were earlier cultivated to some extent for rubber. Some of the species like tangisang-bayawak or Ficus variegata are large and could probably be utilized for match woods. The woods of species of Ficus are soft, light, and of inferior quality, and the trees usually have ill-formed, short boles. (en)
  • Un árbol balete (también conocido como balite o baliti) es el nombre que reciben varias especies de árboles en Filipinas del género Ficus, y en la sabiduría popular, muchos de ellos son residencia de seres sobrenaturales como anitos. Por ello, no se recomienda decorar el jardín de una casa con baletes, pues atrae fantasmas. Algunos de estos se conocen como matapalos, higuerotes o strangler figs (lit. «higueras estranguladoras») porque nacen junto a otros árboles, luego los atrapan por completo y finalmente los matan. También se llaman hemiepífitas, inicialmente, comienzan como epífitas o plantas aéreas y crecen varias raíces colgantes que eventualmente tocan el suelo y, a partir de entonces, rodean y sofocan al árbol huésped. Algunos baletes producen una especie de goma. La planta de caucho de la India, Ficus elastica, se cultivó anteriormente hasta cierto punto para el caucho. Algunas de las especies como tangisang-bayawak (Ficus variegata) son grandes y probablemente podrían ser utilizadas para maderas de cerillas. La madera de las especies de Ficus es suave, ligera y de calidad inferior, y los árboles generalmente tienen troncos cortos y mal formados.​ (es)
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  • The balete tree (also known as balite or baliti) are several species of the trees in the Philippines from the genus Ficus that are broadly referred to as balete in the local language. A number of these are known as strangler figs wherein they start upon other trees, later entrapping them entirely and finally killing the host tree. Also called hemiepiphytes, initially, they start as epiphytes or air plants and grow several hanging roots that eventually touch the ground and from then on, encircling and suffocating the host tree. Some of the baletes produce an inferior quality of rubber. The India rubber plant, F. elastica were earlier cultivated to some extent for rubber. Some of the species like tangisang-bayawak or Ficus variegata are large and could probably be utilized for match woods. T (en)
  • Un árbol balete (también conocido como balite o baliti) es el nombre que reciben varias especies de árboles en Filipinas del género Ficus, y en la sabiduría popular, muchos de ellos son residencia de seres sobrenaturales como anitos. Por ello, no se recomienda decorar el jardín de una casa con baletes, pues atrae fantasmas. Algunos de estos se conocen como matapalos, higuerotes o strangler figs (lit. «higueras estranguladoras») porque nacen junto a otros árboles, luego los atrapan por completo y finalmente los matan. También se llaman hemiepífitas, inicialmente, comienzan como epífitas o plantas aéreas y crecen varias raíces colgantes que eventualmente tocan el suelo y, a partir de entonces, rodean y sofocan al árbol huésped. Algunos baletes producen una especie de goma. La planta de cauch (es)
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