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) (286)