Akapulko, Acapulco, Emperor's candlesticks

Description:

Akapulko or Acapulco in English is a shrub found throughout the Philippines. It is known under various names in different regions in the country. Locals call the plant katanda, andadasi, and palochina in Tagalog, Ilocos and in the Visayas regions, respectively. The shrub belongs to the family of Leguminosae, and grows about one to two meters tall. It has thick branches and the leaves are embraced with 8 to 20 leaflets that are oblong-elliptical in shape. The flowers of the Akapulko have oblong sepals, and its fruits are tetragonal, which are also winged and glabrous.

Notes:

Flower of this stunted plant was spotted among the grass in a road-side vacant lot. Photo taken during a relief operation in Barangay Ugac Sur, Tuguegarao, Cagayan. Above info taken from http://www.philippineherbalmedicine.org/...