Flueggea flexuosa[3] is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is native to the Philippines, Indonesia, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands and it is classified under "least concern" by the IUCN.[1] The wood of this plant is usually used as building materials particularly as rafter, house post or agricultural implements.[4][5] In the Philippines, this plant is locally known as anislag, tras or malagau.[5]
| Flueggea flexuosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Flueggea |
| Species: | F. flexuosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Flueggea flexuosa Muell.-Arg.
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Mainly found on low elevation, the plant's height can reach from 10 to 20 meters (32.8 to 65.6 feet) and its diameter at breast height measures 2,040 centimetres (800 inches).[5] The leaves of this plant are alternate, elliptic or oblong with length ranging from 10 to 16 centimeters (3.94 to 6.30 inches) and width ranging from 4 to 6 centimeters (1,57 to 2.36 inches).[5]
In Republic Act No. 370 of the Philippines that became a law on June 14, 1949, this plant, the anislag, is mentioned as being in the third group on the grouping of trees in the context of managing of trees according to the revised Administrative Code.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Securinega flexuosa". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. IUCN: e.T33325A9776575. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33325A9776575.en. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ "Flueggea flexuosa Müll.Arg". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES INFORMATION No. 17". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ "Ancestral Building Materials". malatumbaga.com. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ a b c d "Our Native Tree". Sun.Star Cebu. 2015-11-15. Retrieved 2020-09-19 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 370". www.chanrobles.com. PHILIPPINE LAWS, STATUTES AND CODES - CHAN ROBLES VIRTUAL LAW LIBRARY. Retrieved 2020-09-19.