Purpleheart in Tagalog

What is the translation of word Purpleheart in Tagalog/Filipino ?

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Defenition of word Purpleheart

• (in the US) a military decoration for those wounded or killed in action, established in 1782 and re-established in 1932.
• a large tree of the rain forests of Central and South America, with dark purplish-brown timber that blackens on contact with water.
• a mauve-colored heart-shaped stimulant tablet, especially of amphetamine.

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Other meanings of Purpleheart

Examples

["Kerry won the Silver and Bronze Stars and three Purple Hearts (for wounds) in Vietnam, allowing him to return home in 1969.","Many trees change color once they are cut but the tropical American tree called purpleheart is especially famous for its chameleon-like quality.","Back at my old grammar school I learned from an old classmate that purple hearts - an illegal tablet popular in the Sixties - were on sale from pushers for half a crown in the senior common room."]