Xylopia densifolia
ANNONACEAE. Endemic
SIZE: Up to 18m tall; trunk size 20cm diameter
TYPE: Evergreen
HABITAT: Throughout the Philippines; in forest at low and medium altitudes
Such a sad name for a tree: Tangis si “grief” in Filipino, bagyo means “typhoon”, and its scientific name Xylopia means bitter-wood in Greek. The genus Xylopia in the Annonaceae family is the only genus that is shared among Asia, Africa and America with 160 species.