[3] Native to Borneo, where it is locally known as dabai in Sarawak and Kalimantan,[2] and kembayau in Sabah and Brunei.

The fruit outer skin is glossy black colour while the flesh is yellow with an elongated seed.

Being in the same genus as the Pili nut (Canarium ovatum) the seeds are also edible, and similar to almonds or pistachios.

[4] Mr Harry Munjan, a former senior assistant Agriculture Department officer was the first to have been successful in cultivating the tree through budding back in the 2000s.

He also introduced the new clones, ‘Laja’ and ‘Lulong’, in his own farm in Sri Aman, Sarawak.