Pudau, Pudu
Artocarpus kemando

Family: Moraceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows to 40 m high. The trunk is 80 cm across. There are buttresses 2.5 m high. The bark is pale grey to brown. The twigs are 2-3 mm thick. There are reddish hairs towards the tip. There are ring like scars. The leaves are leathery and oval or sword shaped. They are 5-15 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. The midrib has golden hairs on the upper leaf surface. The edge of the leaf does not have teeth. The base is rounded or tapers. Young leaves can be deeply lobed. The flowers can occur singly or in pairs in the axils of leaves. The male heads are finger like. They are 2-4 cm long by 0.3-0.5 cm wide. The flower stalk is 7-13 mm long and hairy. The fruit is a compound fruit. It is oval and 4 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. It is covered by low flat processes. The fruit stalk is 1.5-4 cm long and hairy. The seeds are rounded and 8 mm long by 5 mm wide. They do not have a fleshy coat. The fruit are 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. It grows in lowland forests. In Indonesia it grows up to 450 m altitude. It is often in swampy places.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, Brunei, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sarawak, SE Asia, Singapore, Thailand

How it is used for food

Small amounts of the latex are used in cooking like coconut milk. The fruit are eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit, latex

How it is grown

Plants can be grown from seed.

Its other names

Local names

Bodut, Bontorong, Chempedak ayer, Chempedak hutan, Fudu, Kasai, Kian, Kudu, Mangha air, Nangka air, Pudu, Puduk, Purau, Tampang bukit, Tampang gunung, Tegebut, Temedak ayer

Synonyms

Artocarpus brunneifolia S. Moore; Artocarpus maingayi Hook.f.; ? King; Artocarpus sumatranus F. M. Jarrett;