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Elaeocarpus thorelii
Species of flowering plant in the family Elaeocarpaceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elaeocarpus thorelii is a tree in the family Elaeocarpaceae, endemic to Cambodia, and used for its wood.
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Description and habitat
The species grows 10-15m tall in dense/closed forests.[2] It has rough bark. On the Bokor Plateau of Preah Monivong Bokor National Park, Cambodia, the plant is a rare small tree, found at about 970m elevation.[3]
Distribution
It is endemic to Cambodia,[1] most commonly in the provinces of Kompong Speu and Kompong Chhnang.[2]
Vernacular names
Elaeocarpus thorelii is called krâmâr in Khmer, the name is an allusion to its rough bark.[2]
Uses
The wood of the tree is used in construction and as firewood.[2]
History
The French botanist Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre, who specialised in Asian flora, described the plant in his Flore Forestiere de la Cochinchine in 1885,[4] naming this species after Clovis Thorel.
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