An estimated number of chiuri in Nepal has been given as approximately 10.8 million trees, geographically distributed in 46 districts.

The latex yielding plant such as D. butyracea suits to different edapho-climatic conditions and thus does not compete with the traditional crops.

Ghee is used in daily cooking, as fuel for lamps, and body lotion; the fruit is eaten fresh and use for alcohol distillation, oil-cakes are utilised as manure, and the tree itself is used as firewood.

Additionally, it also has significant cultural and livelihood associations with the Chepang community (Nepali:चेपांग) of Nepal and are given as dowry to daughters.

[citation needed] Despite its importance, the tree is not farmed commercially and remains a gathered product by various peoples in the country.