''Hydnocarpus saigonensis'' is a tree in the Achariaceae family. It is endemic to the

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basin of

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and southern

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( Tây Ninh Province and the former Phước Tuy Province). It grows some 7-10m tall, and is found in relatively small and fragmented populations within secondary forest formations, and the flooded forests of Tonle Sap and the Mekong. The wood is used to make charcoal, occasionally for temporary constructions. It is known as ''krâbau nhi'', ''krâbau sva:'' and ''krâbau phlè tauch'' (="small fruit-krabau") in Khmer.

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saigonensis Flora of Cambodia Flora of Vietnam Plants described in 1908 {{malpighiales-stub