Mount Pangasugan is a mountain in the province of Leyte in the Philippines. It is approximately 1,150 metres (3,770 ft) tall,[1][unreliable source?] and located to the north of the city of Baybay. The mountain is densely vegetated, very steep, and home to a remarkable number of plant and animal species. It has been called "the last forest frontier in Eastern Visayas." Mt. Pangasugan Ecopark is situated in the virgin rain forest of the mountain.[2]
The Federal Republic of Germany (through the ViSCA-GTZ Applied Tropical EcologyProgranl, ViSCA, Baybay, Leyte, Philippines International) funded the VSU study to collect, identify, describe and document the existing species of aroids (Araceae) and orchids in Mt. Pangasugan. Twenty-five species of aroids representing 12 genera were documented at elevations of up to 350 m ASL. Classified as erect ground dwellers or climbers, the most dominant aroid belong to Pothos and Epipremnum. The orchid species represent 16 genera, with the most dominant belonging to Phalaenopsis.[4]
^Diloutado, Misael T. Jr.; Briones, Elizabeth D.; Dialimas, Romina D. (1997). Aroids and Orchids in Mt. Pangasugan, Leyte, Philippines(PDF). International Conference on Biodiversity and Bioresources – Conservation and Utilization, 23–27 November 1997, Phuket, Thailand (Abstract). Archived from the original(PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2008-07-17 – via aseanbiotechnology.info.
Milan, et al. 1993. "Arthropod Abundance and Diversity in Ecosystems of Mt. Pangasugan, Baybay Leyte with Special Reference to the Coleoptera and Hymenoptera Fauna". PLITS 1995/13(3)
Lawrence R. Heaney et al. 1989. "Elevational Zonation of Mammals in the Central Philippines". Journal of Tropical Ecology
Langenberger, G. & Belonias, B. (submitted): The status of floristic analysis of Mt. Pangasugan, Leyte, Philippines – a conservation priority area classified as "extremely high critical". submitted for publication in the 'Flora Malesiana Symposium Proceedings' (Los Baños, Philippines, 2004)
Langenberger, G. (2000): Forest Vegetation Studies on the foothills of Mt. Pangasugan, Leyte, The Philippines. TÖB-Publication F-II/10e. German agency for technical cooperation (GTZ) GmbH, P.O. Box 5180, 65726 Eschborn, Germany. ISBN3-933984-67-X