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grows best in areas of rainfall of over 1,000 mm per year but in lower rainfall areas does well in moist gullies. It is tolerant of fire and re-shoots readily after re-location. It can provide habitat for epiphytes and also provides shelter for more delicate fern species to flourish underneath.
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thickness of a man's arm. This they either roasted in the ashes, or ate as bread; but it is too bitter and astringent to suit an
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