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DICTIONARY OF PLANTS
Used in Cambodia

CARALLIA (Rhizophoraceae)
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Carallia brachiata (Lour.) Merr.
A bush or tall tree, 7 to 30 m, with sometimes aerial roots, up to 1 or 1.5 m from the trunks bottom. Species of tropical Asia met in various locations: dense forest of plains and hills, muddy or sandy soils of clearings, clear or salty water ripicole*** formation. Fruits are edible. The wood, graded 3rd category, is used in decoration. The species may be fit for reforestation of poor soils. bark is used against scabies.