Dipterocarpus tuberculatus (Khmer khlông,[2] Indian English gurjuntree[3]) is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae found in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. The tree is found in clear forests of plains, at altitudes up to 800–1,000 m (2,600–3,300 ft). It grows to a height of 5–25 m (16–82 ft).[2]
The lipids and wood are used in the Indian subcontinent.[3] 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.[2] At least recently, the tree is an important firewood source in some areas of the Cambodian province of Kompong Chhnang.[4]
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