What is Artocarpus?

arocarpus is the family of the trees and shrubs of the Mulberry family, Moraceae. It has about 60 species, all originally from Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Several types of artocarpus are grown for its edible fruit, especially arocarpus altilis or bread and a. Heterophyllus or jackfruit. Some species are also cultivated for their wood or edible seeds.

a. Altilis is one of the highest fruit trees. Breadfruit is a grapefruit size, rich in starch and when cooking tastes potatoes or bread. The fruit is also traditionally preserved as a fermented paste, often made by burial of peeled fruit in a pit lined with a leaf. a. Altilis also provides natural latex, which is traditionally used to seal ships.

and. Heterophyllus is also grown for its starch fruit, which can be consumed cooked when it is young or raw when they are mature. Jackfruit is the largest fruit transmitted by a tree in the world and the napal fruit of Bangladesh. CDifferent like a cake. Leaves and seeds of fruit are also edible and are used in South and Southeast Asia.

and. Heterophyllus is also grown for its wood, which is used to produce musical instruments, furniture and dyes used by Thai forest Buddhists. The plant also produces rubber used to fill small holes in pots. Despite its usefulness, the tree has become an invasive species in Brazil.

Another important Arcocarpus is a Cetedak, which grows on a tree alternately classified as a. Integer , a. Champingen or a. Polyphema . Cempeak has a taste similar to jackfruit or bread, but sweeter. In Malaysia, Cetedak Arils, fleshy structures surrounding every seed, battered and fried as a form of popular street food.

a. Odoratissimus produces other closles related ovoCe, called Marang or Tarap, among others common names. The scientific name of the plant refers to the strong smell of its fruit. Marang has whiter and softer meat than jackfruit or ceeinedak and is considered a better taste. The seeds are also edible when baking or cooking.

a. Anisophyllus or Entawak is originally from Borneo and Sumatra, where it is grown for its round, brownish yellow fruit. The fruit is sweet, red and one raw. Entawak is very large, reaching 75 feet (23 meters).

a. Blancoi , a. Rubrovenus and and. The same problem is threatened by and. a. Nobilis is another vulnerable arocarpus species, endemic to Sri Lanka.