Tampang bulu, Dadah
Artocarpus dadah
Family: Moraceae
What it is like
A tree. It grows to 35 m high. The trunk can be 1 m across. It does not have buttresses. The bark is grey to dark brown. It is densely cracked. It falls off in irregular scales. The twigs are 2.5-5 mm thick. They have reddish brown or yellow hairs. There are no ring like scars. The leaves are thickly leathery. They are oval and 9-30 cm long by 4-17 cm wide. Young leaves are deeply lobed. There are 10-20 pairs of secondary veins. They curve and disappear near the edge of the leaf. The leaf stalk is 0.5-2.5 cm long and grooved. The flowers are on leafy twigs. The male heads are yellow and round. They are 8-15 mm wide. The flower stalk is 8-20 mm long. The fruit is green and round. It is 2.5-8.5 cm across. The fruit pulp is edible but sour.
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 1,000 m altitude.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Brunei, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sarawak, SE Asia, Singapore, Thailand
How it is used for food
The fruit is edible but sour.
Edible parts
Fruit
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Betu, Biluli