Specimen :  (possibly) Wild shrub or tree

Location :  San Miguel, Bulacan 

Observed habitat :  In human settlement

Local name :  Karagli, Karagri

Botanical name :  Villaria glomerata

Family :  Rubiaceae

Height :  2-4 meters

Flowers :  Small, white, five-petaled; Always in pairs (?)

Leaves :  Opposite; Lanceolate, apex acuminate, glossy dark green; Shoots reddish brown

Fruits :  Berry; Round, with persistent crown/calyx, rind smooth, green to yellowish green; Pulp white or off-white, with numerous small seeds embedded inside

Fruiting season :  Fruits seen from September to November

Traits :  Evergreen; Large shrub or small tree

Recommendations :  Hedging; Homegardens; Ornamental Shrub or tree; Potted; Urban greening

Used for :  (?)

Origin :  Endemic to the Philippines

Conservation status :  Not threatened

(Note :  Identified by taxonomist Mr. Ulysses Ferreras)