Two cultivars of the filbert tree or shrub, the purple-leaved filbert (Corylus maxima Purpurea) and the purple-leaf European filbert (Corylus avellana Fusco-Rubra), produce purple leaves and work well in landscapes as screens or hedges.
Cambodia (7.5 million). The national language is Khmer, spoken by about 85 percent of the population. It is co-official with French, which has perhaps 500,000 speakers. Chinese and Vietnamese are each spoken by about 400,000 people. Among tribal languages, Cham is the most important, with about 100,000 speakers.
Status As the official language of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Khmer is used in the media, government administration, at all levels of education, and in most informal and formal contexts.