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Elaeocarpus calomala

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Species of flowering plant in the family Elaeocarpaceae

Elaeocarpus calomala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Elaeocarpus
Species: E. calomala
Binomial name
Elaeocarpus calomala
(Blanco) Merr.

Elaeocarpus calomala is a species of flowering plant in the family Elaeocarpaceae.

Elaeocarpus calomala is a tree commonly found in the Philippines and used to create religious images known as santo. In the Philippines this tree is locally known as anakle, bunsilak or binting-dalaga (Tagalog, "maiden's leg"). It is similar to native tree species known as batikuling and like the olongas, another native tree species in the Philippines.

See also

References

  1. "Elaeocarpus calomala (Blanco) Merr". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. "Turner, Craig, Alexia Tamblyn, Robert Dray, Louisa Maunder and Peter Raines. "The Biodiversity of the Upper Imbang-Caliban Watershed, North Negros Forest Reserve, Negros Occidental, Philippines", Technical Publication of the Negros Rainforest Conservation Project: A Collaborative Initiative Between the Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation, Inc. and Coral Cay Conservation, London:2003" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-17. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  3. English, Leo James. Tagalog-English Dictionary, Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, Manila, National Book Store, 1583 pages, ISBN 971-91055-0-X
Taxon identifiers
Elaeocarpus calomala


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