Melanolepis multiglandulosa

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Common Name: Alim, Alok

Origin: indigenous to the Philippines

Reference: Philippine Native Trees 101 Up Close and Personal

• Our caretaker calls this Alim, but the leaves of the ones in the online references are more rounded, less “lobed”
• The leaves of the saplings that we bought look similar to this.
• It is known as a pioneering tree.
• This means that it will grow well in any type of conditions.

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