▁trad ed . ▁In ▁Camb odia ▁it ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁being ▁used ▁to ▁make ▁rough ▁b ask ets , ▁ro pes ▁and ▁can es . ▁Vill ages ▁in ▁K amp ong ▁Ch hn ang , ▁Mond ul ki ri ▁and ▁Rat an aki ri ▁provinces ▁in ▁Camb odia ▁grow ▁this ▁pal m ▁in ▁plant ations , ▁and ▁use ▁the ▁st ems ▁for ▁making ▁furn ish ings , ▁it ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁having ▁medium ▁market ▁value ▁and ▁conservation ▁value . ▁ ▁The ▁shoot ▁of ▁the ▁germ in ating ▁plant ▁is ▁ed ible , ▁in ▁S out heast ▁Asia ▁they ▁are ▁about ▁ 1 m ▁long ▁when ▁har v ested , ▁and ▁sold ▁in ▁bund les ▁with ▁the ▁leaf ▁she ath s ▁in ▁place , ▁if ▁the ▁she ath s ▁are ▁removed ▁the ▁shoot ▁must ▁be ▁cook ed ▁immediately , ▁otherwise ▁they ▁can ▁remain ▁fresh ▁for ▁a ▁week .. ▁ ▁The ▁fruit ▁is ▁sometimes ▁sold ▁for ▁food . ▁In ▁the ▁And aman ▁Islands , ▁the ▁stem ▁is ▁not ▁used ▁for ▁commercial ▁purposes , ▁though ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁domestic ▁items , ▁it ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁easily ▁break able , ▁but ▁the ▁fruit ▁is ▁e aten . ▁Among st ▁forest - d well ing ▁people ▁of ▁T rip ura ▁state , ▁India , ▁the ▁s our - t ast ing ▁ri pe ▁fruit ▁is ▁e aten ▁with ▁salt ▁and ▁ch ili . ▁In ▁the ▁Song h ason ▁Hills ▁of ▁Kar bi ▁Ang long ▁District ▁of ▁Ass am ▁the ▁fruit ▁and ▁sho ots ▁are ▁used ▁as ▁food