Rounded jackfruit tree
Artocarpus gomezianus

Family: Moraceae

What it is like

An evergreen tree. It grows 10-40 m high. The bark is dark grey. The small branches are 2-4 mm thick. They are slightly wrinkled and covered with fine hairs. The leaf stalk is 1.5-3 cm long. The leaf blade is oblong and 11-15 cm long by 7-16 cm wide. There is an irregular edge to the leaf and the base is rounded. The male flowers are in a round head 1-1.5 cm across. The fruit is yellow to pale red. It is 8 cm across. It is smooth and fleshy. The fruit stalk is 1.5-4.5 cm long.

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 broad-leaved and semi evergreen forests in Taiwan. In Timor it grows in the tropical mountain cloud forest above 1,500 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Andamans, Asia, China, East Timor, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam

How it is used for food

The fruit are cooked and eaten. They are also used for making jelly. Young fruit are salted as a pickle. The seeds are boiled and eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit, seeds

How it is grown

Plants can be grown from seed.

In India plants flower and fruit July to September.

Its other names

Local names

Chang ye bo luo mi, Kala lakuch, Kanagonna, Koeto, Myauklu, Pohon nangka bulat, Soh-ram, Sungkup sali, Tampang burong, Tampang nangka, Tampang nasi, Tampang pelandok, Tampang telur, Tampang tulong, Tampang, Tapang, Thitti plavu

Synonyms

Artocarpus masticatus Gagnep.; Artocarpus petiolaris Miquel; Artocarpus pomiformis Teijsm. & Binn.; Artocarpus rigidus Wall.;