Nangka pipit
Artocarpus lanceifolius

Family: Moraceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows to 35 m tall. The trunk is 90 cm across. There are short buttresses. The bark is pale grey to dark grey. The twigs are 6-8 mm thick. There are ring like scars. The leaves are thickly leathery. They are oval or sword shaped and 10-35 cm long by 5-20 cm wide. They are smooth on both sides. The edges can be wavy. The tip is rounded and the base tapers. Young leaves are deeply lobed. There are 6-14 pairs of secondary veins. The leaf stalk is 1-3 cm long. The flowers are solitary in the axils of leaves but the male flowers are in pairs. The male heads are finger like and 30-60 mm long by 13-18 mm wide. They are smooth. The flower stalk is 25-70 mm long. The fruit is compound. It is dull green to brown and roundish. It is 8 cm long by 7 cm wide. It has widely spaced and slightly tapering hair like processes. The fruit stalk is 4 cm long. The seeds are oval and 12-15 mm long by 8 mm wide. They are covered with a white pulpy coat. The fruit pulp is edible.

There are about 50 Artocarpus species. They are in the tropics and subtropics of Asia and the Pacific.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. In Indonesia it grows up to 1300 m altitude.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia, Thailand

How it is used for food

The flesh of the ripe fruit is eaten raw.

Fruit are sold in local markets. The fruit are often eaten by children.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Bangsal, Binturung, Bunon, Chawas, Emputu, Kakian, Kateh, Kayu dadak, Keledang, Kledang, Klidang, Paribalek, Peruput, Pudu, Sedah, Seriik, Tarap hutan, Tempunang

Synonyms

Artocarpus clementis Merr.; Artocarpus lanceifolius var. clementis (Merr.) F. M. Jarrett;