Artocarpus elasticus

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Artocarpus elasticus
Leaves and fruit, Jogyakarta, Indonesia

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Artocarpus
Species:
A. elasticus
Binomial name
Artocarpus elasticus
Reinw. ex Blume

Artocarpus elasticus of the Mulberry Family (Moraceae) and commonly called terap nasi or terap,

dioecious (male and female flowers on separate trees).[7] It produces a fruit like a small breadfruit. The male capitulae produce clouds of pollen
, and pollenisation is apparently by wind.

References

  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Artocarpus elasticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61220310A135759076. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  2. ^ Ken Fern (2014). "Artocarpus elasticus". Useful Tropical Plants Database. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  3. ^ "PROSEA - Plant Resources of South East Asia". Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  4. ^ Corner, E.J.H. (1964). The Life of Plants. London: Weldenfeld and Nicolson. pp. 156 plus photo plate 16b.
  5. ^ PROSEA loc. cit.
  6. ^ Ng, F.S.P. Ph.D. (1978). "Tree Flora of Malaya III". Malayan Forest Record. 1 (26): 126.
  7. ^ Tree Flora of Malaya op.cit.