Artocarpus sericicarpus

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Artocarpus sericicarpus

Description

Tree up to 40 m tall, evergreen. Leaves spirally arranged; stipules fully amplexicaul, 6-12 cm long, brown subhirsute to subvillous, caducous. the flowers intermixed with 1-3.5 cm long filiform processes, these brown puberulous to strigillose hirtellous and thickened at the apex. stamen c. 1.8 mm long, anther c. 0.4 mm long; fruits ellipsoid, c. 1 cm long.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present; Maluku (Maluku present); Philippines (Philippines present); Sulawesi (Sulawesi present), Biliran present, Buru present, Luzon present, Mindanao present, Negros present, Samar present, Sula Islands present, Talaud present
Borneo, Philippines (Luzon, Samar, Biliran, Negros, Mindanao), Celebes, Moluccas (Talaud and Sula Islands, Buru).

Taxonomy

This species is closely related to A. elastica, as discussed under the latter.

Citation

F.M. Jarrett 2000 – In: Kochummen Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak: 196
Merr. 1923 – In: Enum. Philipp. Flow. Pl.: 41
Wester 1915: p. 109. – In: Philipp. Agric. Rev.: t. 8a
Stapf 1894: Kew Bull.: 108
Elmer 1909 – In: Leafl. Philipp. Bot.: 613
W.H. Br. 1941: Useful Pl. Philipp: 463: f. 188
Wester 1924: p. 78. – In: Bull. Bur. Agric. Philipp.: t. 196, 32 c