
| Small tree that grows up to 8 m high. The
leaves are aromatic when crushed, hairy, and up to 25 cm long. The
flowers are greenish and grow at the end of branches. The fruit is a
small berry, purplish black when ripe. Alagaw is endemic to the
Philippines. A couple of alagaw trees are planted in a garden and in a vacant lot along Bacolod in Alabang Hills. | |