
The Cambodians call it the Beng tree. The scientific name is
Afzelia xylocarpa . It is listed as one of the endangered tree species in Cambodia.
From Wikipedia: Afzelia xylocarpa is a tree from Southeast Asia. It grows in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Burma in deciduous forests. It can reach 30 meters tall with a trunk up to 2 meters in diameter in a mature specimen. An alternative name is Pahudia cochinchinensis. The seeds are harvested for medicinal purposes. The seed pulp can be used to make cigarettes and the bark and seed are used for herbal medicine. The highly-figured lumber is often sold as Afzelia Xylay. The wood is used for ornamental woodturning, pens, knife handles, carvings, and musical instruments.

Other Endangered trees include:
Anisoptera costataDalbergia oliveriDipterocarpus alatusDipterocarpus costatusHopea ferreaHopea pierreiShorea henryanaShorea roxburghiiVatica cinereaCritically Endangered species:
Aquilaria crassna
Dipterocarpus dyeri
Hopea helferi
Shorea guiso
Shorea hypochraThe
Aquilaria crassna is the
ketsana or
agarwood tree which the recent typhoon was named after.
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