Moraceae FAMILY
Artocarpus maingayi
Artocarpus maingayi
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Artocarpus maingayi is an evergreen tree; it can grow up to 40 metres tall. The bole is up to 55cm in diameter with buttresses up to 2 metres high[ 701 Title Asean Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/index.jsp Publisher Year ISBN Description Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is traded internationally.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Thailand.
HabitatEvergreen forests at elevations up to 500 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. ].