Artocarpus lanceifolius Roxb.,
Fl. Ind. 3 (1832)
Latin for 'lance-shaped leaves'.
Synonyms
Artocarpus clementis Merr., Artocarpus lanceifolius var.
clementis (Merr.) F.M.Jarrett
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 35 m tall and 77 cm dbh. Stem with white sap. Stipules
ca. 28 mm long, glabrous to hairy. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined,
glabrous. Flowers ca. 0.5 mm diameter, yellowish-brown, flowers fused into
globose flower body. Fruits ca. 100 mm diameter, yellowish-brown, spiny syncarp
with many seeds within orange flesh.
Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane
forests up to 1500 m altitude. On hillsides and ridges with sandy to clay soils.
In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Uses
Wood used for heavy construction, furniture and boat building. Fruits are
edible and locally sold in markets.
Distribution
Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah,
East-Kalimantan).
Local names in Borneo
Kateh, Keledang, Kledang, Paribalek, Peruput, Pudu, Tarap hutan.
