Drypetes falcate
PUTRANJIVACEAE. Endemic

SIZE: Up to 5m tall; size 20cm diameter
TYPE: Evergreen
HABITAT: Batanes Island and Camiguin Island; in secondary forests and wooded thickets at low altitude

Gakakan is endemic only to two island groups in the Philippines: Batanes and Camiguin. Interestingly, Camiguin is tropical while Batanes has a very different sub-tropical climate.