Terminalia microcarpa
COMBRETACEAE. Indigenous
SIZE: Up to 35m tall; trunk size 100cm diameter
TYPE: Deciduous
HABITAT: Widely distributed in primary and secondary forests at low altitudes
This is a beautiful tree. Its bark is used in tanneries. Its bright red and fleshy fruit is edible as a jam preserve, but more importantly it is used to sweeten and age lambanog (Filipno coconut arrack). “Iisang tagay para sa kalumpit!”