Moraceae FAMILY

Artocarpus sericicarpus

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree

Growth—

A plant of the humid tropics^[1]. Prefers a deep, well-drained soil^[1]. Young plants need some shade, but need increasing light levels as they mature^[1]. This species is closely related to A. Elasticus^[2].

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe^[1]. The seed germinates best at a temperature of 24 - 27c^[1]. Root cuttings. Air layering. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Artocarpus+sericicarpus>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[2]Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 40 — Harvard University; Boston, Mass. · 1959 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Contains a treatment of the genus Artocarpus, section Artocarpus. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
[3]Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants — http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 ↩︎Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.
[4]Trade Winds Fruit — http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/index.htm ↩︎The on-line catalogue of a company selling seeds. Gives descriptions, photos and uses of a very wide range of fruit and other food-producing plants plus ornamentals.
[5]Cornucopia II — Facciola. S. · Kampong Publications, California. · 1998 · ISBN 0-9628087-2-5 ↩︎The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.