Moraceae FAMILY

Artocarpus sericicarpus

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pedalai is a very large, evergreen rainforest tree that can grow 35 metres or more tall[ 525 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 40 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Boston, Mass. Year 1959 ISBN Description Contains a treatment of the genus Artocarpus, section Artocarpus. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The fruit is esteemed locally and is often gathered from the wild. The tree is cultivated in the Philippines 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatRainforests[ 377 Title Trade Winds Fruit Publication Author Website http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description 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. ]. Evergreen forests, usually at elevations up to 300 metres but sometimes extending to 900 metres[ 525 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 40 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Boston, Mass. Year 1959 ISBN Description Contains a treatment of the genus Artocarpus, section Artocarpus. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].