Artocarpus lacucha Buch.-Ham.,
Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 5 (1826)
Latin for the local name of this species?
Synonyms
Antiaris fretessii Teijsm. & Binn., Artocarpus acuminatissima
Merr., Artocarpus cumingiana Trecul, Artocarpus cumingiana var.
stenophylla Diels, Artocarpus dadah Miq., Artocarpus dadah
var. pubescens Miq., Artocarpus dasyphylla var. flava
J.J.Sm., Artocarpus ficifolia W.T.Wang, Artocarpus fretessii
Teijsm. & Binn., Artocarpus inconstantissima (Miq.) Miq., Artocarpus
lakoocha Roxb., Artocarpus lakoocha var. malayana King,
Artocarpus leytensis Elmer, Artocarpus mollis Miq., Artocarpus
ovatus Blanco, Artocarpus paloensis Elmer, Artocarpus peltatus
Merr., Artocarpus refracta Becc., Artocarpus reniformis Becc.,
Artocarpus rufescens Miq., Artocarpus vrieseanus var. papillosus
F.M.Jarrett, Artocarpus vrieseanus var. refractus (Becc.)
F.M.Jarrett, Artocarpus tampang Miq., Artocarpus yunnanensis Hu,
Ficus inconstantissima Miq., Ficus tampang Miq., Metrosideros
spuria Rumph., Prainea rumphiana Becc.
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 37 m tall and 57 cm dbh. Stem with white sap. Stipules
ca. 4 mm long, hairy. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, hairy below.
Flowers ca. 1 mm diameter, yellowish, flowers fused into a globose flower body.
Fruits ca. 45 mm diameter, yellow-brown, fleshy, slightly warty syncarp with
many seeds in pinkish-red flesh.
Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed mixed dipterocarp forests up to 500 m
altitude. Mostly on hillsides and ridges, but also common along rivers and
streams. On sandy to clay soils. In secondary forests usually present as a
pre-disturbance remnant.
Uses
The wood is used for construction. Latex applied to wounds to disinfect. The
fruits are edible.
Distribution
From India and Bhutan and southern China to New Guinea and the Solomon
Islands. In Borneo collected throughout the island.
Local names in Borneo
Anjarubi, Asam, Beruni, Beto, Burinik, Dadah, Dadak, Darak, Dudak, Tampan,
Tampang, Tampang wangi.
