Artocarpus elasticus Reinw. ex Blume, Cat. Bog. (1823)
Latin for 'elastic or flexible'.

Synonyms
Artocarpus blumei Trecul, Artocarpus blumei var. kunstleri (King) Boerl., Artocarpus corneri Kuchummen, Artocarpus jarrettiae Kochummen, Artocarpus kunstleri King, Artocarpus pubescens Blume, Artocarpus scortechinii King

Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 38 m tall and 83 cm dbh. Stem with white sap. Stipules ca. 120 mm long, hairy. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, usually hairy below, margin entire to deeply lobed. Flowers ca. 1 mm diameter, yellowish, fused into a large elongate flower body. Fruits ca. 110 mm diameter, yellowish-brown, globose, spiny syncarp filled with many seeds within white flesh.

Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed mixed dipterocarp, keranga and sub-montane forests up to 1300 m altitude. On alluvial sites, hillsides and ridges with sandy to clay soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Uses
The wood is locally used. The bark is used to make basket straps. The latex is used as bird glue. The fruits and seeds (roasted) are edible.

Distribution
Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Borneo (throughout the island), Philippines.

Local names in Borneo
Bakil, Danging, Pekalong, Pilang, Talun, Tap, Tekalong, Tarap, Terap, Terap hutan, Terap munyit.