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Shorea farinosa
Anthoshorea farinosa is a large forest tree of the dipterocarp family, reaching 30 to 45 m tall, valued for its construction timber. It is not a typical garden or houseplant, so care is mainly relevant to forestry or cultivation rather than home growing.
Anthoshorea farinosa is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. In Khmer it is known as choëm or lumbaô. It grows some 30-45m tall while its trunk may reach 2m in circumference, it occurs in the dense forests of the plains of southern Myanmar, Thailand and Cambodia, while it is cultivated in Vietnam. The wood is in demand for use in construction.
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