recently, i found out about the amugis tree from a movie called Busong, the first Palawanon indigenous film, directed by Auraeus Solito http://busongpalawanfate.com. Busong is the indigenous Palawan concept of Fate or instant Karma. Nature reacts instantly to man’s disrespect of nature and other men. but that’s a different story.

my mom always told us that our middle name, amoguis, was taken from our portuguese relations. i wanted to learn more about the amugis tree, its roots and its looks. A google search on wikipedia show Koordersiodendron pinnatum (Ranggu) is a species of tree in the Philippines, locally known as amugis, which is a relative of the cashew tree. This red wood is commonly used for building houses and ships.^[1]

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