Artocarpus anisophyllus Miq.,
Fl. Ned. Ind. Suppl. (1861)
Latin for 'with unequal leaves'.
Synonyms
Artocarpus anisophyllus var. sessifolius Kochummen,
Artocarpus klidang Boerl., Artocarpus superba Becc.
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 33 m tall and 61 cm dbh. Stem with white sap. Stipules
ca. 100 mm long, hairy. Leaves alternate, compound, leaflets penni-veined,
glabrous. Flowers 2 mm diameter, yellowish, placed within an elongate,
compressed, fused inflorescence. Fruits ca. 110 mm diameter, yellowish-brown,
globose, spiny syncarp filled with many seeds in yellow orange flesh.
Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 700 m
altitude. On alluvial sites near rivers and streams, but also on hillsides and
ridges. On sandy to clay soils, also on limestone. In secondary forests usually
present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Uses
The wood is used (keledang wood). The bark is locally used as rope for
backpacks. The leaves are burned, and mixed with coconut oil used against boils
and itch. The fruits and seeds are edible.
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (throughout the island), Philippines.
Local names in Borneo
Bakil, Bintawak, Danging, Entawah, Mantawa, Mentawa, Pepuan, Puan, Tarap
ikal.
