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Provincial Symbols
Hero
The Provincial Hero is Francisco Sendrijas, also popularly known as Francisco Dagohoy or
Dagohoy. He was known to have led the longest revolt in the Philippine history.
Dance
The Provincial Dance is the Kuratcha Boholana.
Plant
The Provincial Plant is the Ubi Kinampay, a rootcrop with white or light to dark purple
meat. These rootcrops are very aromatic and is cooked as plainly boiled, mixed to other
vegetables or dried and used as a flavoring for ice creams, candies, cakes and other
goodies. The best kind of ubi is believed to be found only in Bohol. An Ubi Festival is
celebrated every January in Bohol.
Tree
The Provincial Tree is the sturdy molave (vitex parviflora), which is locally know as "tugas".
Flower
 The Provincial
Flower is the White Gumamela which symbolizes the characteristics of
simplicity and naturalness of the Boholano. Its extra-length and bowing stamen evokes a
language of welcome, its tender structure with pollens characterize the people's simple
tastes and simple needs. The greenish, close-knit petals depict the loyalty and constancy of
the Boholano family towards each of its members, conspicuous of the bond and the blood that
join them together whether in adversity or in joy.
Bird
The Provincial Bird is the colorful Antolihaw or Dimodlaw (Oriole: Oriolus Chinenses) which
is found all over the province.
Fruit
Bohol Mangga. Mango is botanically designated as Mangifera Indica L. It belongs to the
family Anacardiaceas, and its most important commercially viable cultivars are the carabao
and pico, both of which abound in Bohol.
Our predominantly limestone soils produce the sweetest mangoes in the Philippines. The
fruits are peculiarly tender and melting sweet in flavor and could compare with the best in
the world. To date, there are about 500,000 mango trees grown in Bohol and is expected to
reach one million by the year 2005.
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