''Elaeocarpus calomala'' is a species of flowering plant in the family

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. ''Elaeocarpus calomala'' is a tree commonly found in the

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and used to create religious images known as ''

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''. In the Philippines this tree is locally known as ''anakle'', ''bunsilak'' or ''binting-dalaga'' (

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, "maiden's leg"). It is similar to native tree species known as ''batikuling'' and like the ''olongas'', another native tree species in the Philippines. English, Leo James. Tagalog-English Dictionary, Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, Manila, National Book Store, 1583 pages,

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