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Xanthophyllum lanceatum is a tree in the Polygalaceae family. It grows across Southeast Asia from Sumatera to Bangladesh. The leaves are used as a hops-substitute in beer making and the wood as fuel. Fish in the Mekong regularly eat the fruit, flowers and leaves.
Xanthophyllum lanceatum is found across Southeast Asia, from Sumatera to Bangladesh. Countries and regions that it grows in include: Indonesia (Sumatera); Malaysia (Peninsular); Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam; Laos; Myanmar; and Bangladesh.
The leaves have been used as a hops-substitute in beer making. The wood is used as firewood. The bark is used in folk medicine to treat chickenpox.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Xanthophyllum lanceatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
