Artocarpus sarawakensis (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Artocarpus sarawakensis Jarrett

Family: Moraceae

Vernacular names

• Malaysia: pingan (Sarawak).

Distribution

Endemic to Sarawak, rather rare.

Uses

The edible fruits have a good flavour.

Observations

• Tree, up to 25 m tall, twigs ca. 10 cm thick, rugose hispid.
• Leaves elliptical, 30-50 cm × 16-25 cm, petiole 1-2 cm long.
• Fruit (syncarp), subglobose, 5 cm diameter, orange-brown; fruit stalk 5.5 cm long; fruit densely covered with 5 mm long stubby projections.

Selected sources

• Jarrett, F.M., 1975. Four new Artocarpus species from Indo Malesia (Moraceae). Blumea 22: 409-410.

Authors

P.C.M. Jansen, J. Jukema, L.P.A. Oyen, T.G. van Lingen