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) (326)