Moraceae FAMILY

Artocarpus tonkinensis

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Artocarpus tonkinensis is a tree growing 14 - 16 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of wood, edible fruit and gum. It is sometimes cultivated in Cambodia, Vietnam and S China for its edible fruits[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. , 524 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 41 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Boston, Mass. Year 1960 ISBN Description Contains a treatment of the genus Artocarpus, section Pseudojaca. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Vietnam, Cambodia.

HabitatSunny mountain slopes at elevations below 800 metres in China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. Forests, at elevations up to 1,200 metres[ 524 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 41 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Boston, Mass. Year 1960 ISBN Description Contains a treatment of the genus Artocarpus, section Pseudojaca. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].