 Nilad is a peculiar, stalky rice-like plant with flowers of bright white and yellow that was said to be abundant in the ancient kingdom.Delgado (1982) records in his "Historia General" that shrubs of the Yamstick Mangrove, or Nilad, were abundant along the banks of the river where the city (which was a kingdom before) was established.The city Maynilad was said to be named after this plant, which means "there is Nilad".