Elaeocarpus calomala explained

Elaeocarpus calomala is a species of flowering plant in the family Elaeocarpaceae.^[1] 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.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• List of Elaeocarpus species

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elaeocarpus calomala (Blanco) Merr.. . n.d.. Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. August 23, 2020.
2. Web site: 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. . 2008-04-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070217072312/http://www.coralcay.org/science/publications/philippines_t_2003_bio_caliban.pdf . 2007-02-17 . dead .
3. [English, Leo James]