Artocarpus nitidus Trecul, Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. ser. 3, 8 (1847)
Latin for 'shiny'.

Synonyms
Artocarpus antiarifolia Becc., Artocarpus borneensis Merr., Artocarpus eberhardtii Gagnep., Artocarpus eberhardtii var. poilanei Gagnep., Artocarpus gomezianus var. griffithii King, Artocarpus griffithii (King) Merr., Artocarpus humilis Becc., Artocarpus lanceolata Trecul, Artocarpus lingnanensis Merr., Artocarpus nitidus subsp. borneensis (Merr.) F.M.Jarrett, Artocarpus nitidus subsp. griffithii (King) F.M.Jarrett, Artocarpus nitidus subsp. humilis (Becc.) F.M.Jarrett, Artocarpus nitidus subsp. lingnanensis (Merr.) F.M.Jarrett, Artocarpus parva Gagnep., Artocarpus sampor Gagnep., Artocarpus vrieseanus var. subsessilis F.M.Jarrett, Artocarpus xanthocarpus Merr.

Description
Upper canopy tree up to 41 m tall and 53 cm dbh. Stem with white sap. Stipules ca. 3 mm long, glabrous to hairy. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 0.5 mm diameter, yellowish, flowers fused into a globose flower body. Fruits ca. 50 mm diameter, yellowish-brown, fleshy, smooth syncarp with seeds in pinkish flesh.

Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests up to 1500 m altitude. Mostly on hillsides and ridges with sandy to clay soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Uses
The wood is used for house construction and for making blow pipes and gun / parang handles. The fruits are edible.

Distribution
From India and southern China to New guinea and the Solomon Islands. In Borneo collected throughout the island.

Local names in Borneo
Ara, Beruni sisek, Betau, Burini, Empata, Karon, Keladang, Selangking, Tampang wanji.