Melanolepsis multiglandulosa

Photo specimen : Wild

Specimen height : 4-6 meters

Habitats : Open grasslands, creek banks, roadsides and scrublands

Local name : Alim

Botanical name : Melanolepsis multiglandulosa

Family : Euphorbiaceae

Fruiting season : Fruits observed from February to March

Traits : Deciduous; Drought tolerant; Fast-growing; Low to medium altitude tree; Small tree; Tolerant of infertile soil

Recommendations : Landscaping; Living fence; Living trellis; Medicinal plant; Nurse tree; Pioneer species for reforestation purposes; Public spaces; Riparian management; Roadside tree; Urban greening; Wildcrafting

Used for: Wood for shoes; Bark and leaves used in traditional medicine; Firewood

Native range : Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, The Philippines, New Guinea, Marianas Islands

National conservation status : Not threatened

Further reading :

Malesian Euphorbiaceae Descriptions (Flora Malesiana)
http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/euphorbs/specM/Melanolepis.htm

Revised Lexicon of Philippine Trees (J. Rojo) (717)