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. The tree is found in clear forests of plains, at altitudes up to . It grows to a height of . The lipids and wood are used in the Indian subcontinent. Uses in Cambodia include: using the leaves for packaging and sometimes for covering huts; the wood, resistant to bad weather, is used to make beams, boards and for the manufacture of boats; and the roots are used in traditional medicine to cure fractures. At least recently, the tree is an important firewood source in some areas of the

n province of Kompong Chhnang.

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