The Dao tree, also known as Pacific Walnut, is a native perennial tree found in some barangays of Dao, Capiz, and can grow up to 45 meters tall with wide, strong trunks. It has small white-green flowers, edible fruits, and large green leaves, with older generations using its parts for food, medicine, furniture, and soil protection. The tree holds historical and cultural value, once used by traders as a shade, and now standing as a symbol of the town's identity, even giving the municipality its name. Today, it is considered vulnerable due to its difficulty in propagation and the decreasing ...