Shining tampang
Artocarpus nitidus

Family: Moraceae

What it is like

A large tree up to 17-30 m high. The trunk is 70 cm across. The bark is dark brown. There are cracks along it. The twigs are 1-5 mm thick. They are hairy at the beginning. They do not have ring like scars. The leaves are alternate. The leaf stalk is 0.5-2 cm long. The leaf blade in oval or oblong and 7-15 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. They are leathery. They are dark green on top and paler underneath. The male flower heads are flat and finger like and 2.5-12 mm long by 2.7-7 mm wide. The fruit are roundish. The fruit are 4-8 cm across. They are smooth with a light orange skin. They have a sweet orange pulp. There are at least 3 varieties and one at least has edible fruit. The seeds are round or oval and 8-10 mm long by 7-8 mm wide. They are covered in a bright orange coat. There may be some subspecies or one variable species. The amount of hairiness and colour of the fruit varies.

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 mixed forest. In Indonesia it grows up to 1600 m altitude. In XTBG Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, Cambodia, China, Hawaii, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sarawak, SE Asia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, USA, Vietnam

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten fresh.

It is a cultivated fruit tree.

Edible parts

Fruit, leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Betoh, Butong, Cay chay, Chay rung, Guang ye gui mu, Gui mu, Hung kwai muk, Ma hat, Sampor, Selanking, Shiny tampang, Tampang, Troi

Synonyms

Artocarpus antiarifolia Becc.; Artocarpus borneensis Merr.; Artocarpus borneensis Merr. ssp. griffithii (King) Jarret; Artocarpus eberhardtii Gagnep.; Artocarpus eberhardtii var. poilanei Gagnep.; Artocarpys gomezianus var. griffithii King; Artocarpus griffithii (King) Merr.; Artocarpus humilis Becc.; Artocarpus lanceolata Trecul; Artocarpus lingnanensis Merr.; Artocarpus nitidus subsp. borneensis (Merr.) F. M. Jarrett; Artocarpus nitidus subsp. griffithii (King) F. M. Jerrett; Artocarpus nitidus subsp. humilis (Becc.) F. M. Jarrett; Artocarpus nitidus subsp. lingnanensis (Merr.) F. M. Jarrett; Artocarpus parva Gagnep.; Artocarpus sampor Gagnep.; Artocarpus vrieseanus var. subsessilis F. M. Jarrett; Artocarpus xanthocarpus Merr.;