Glochidion rubrum

Photo specimen : Wild trees

Specimen height : 2 - 4 meters

Habitat : Creek banks, open grasslands, roadsides and scrublands

Local name : Bagnang-pula

Botanical name : Glochidion rubrum

Family : Phyllanthaceae

Fruiting season : probably year-round

Traits : Drought-tolerant; Evergreen; Full sun; Grassfire-tolerant; Low to medium altitude tree; Shade-tolerant; Small tree; Tolerant of infertile soil; Undercanopy tree

Recommendations : Bird food; Hedge or screen; Landscaping; Living fence; Ornamental tree; Pioneer species for reforestation purposes; Potted; Public spaces; Roadside tree; Urban greening

Used for : Firewood and charcoal

Native range : Southeast Asia (including the Philippines)

National conservation status : Not threatened in the Philippines

 

Further reading :

Flora of China Glochidion rubrum http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242323539

Glochidion rubrum http://www.asianplant.net/Phyllanthaceae/Glochidion_rubrum.htm

Revised Lexicon of Philippine Trees (J. Rojo) (689)