Artocarpus lanceifolius
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|species = lanceifolius
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- Artocarpus lanceifolius subsp. clementis (Merr.) F.M.Jarrett
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Artocarpus lanceifolius, also known as keledang in Malay and more locally as timakon or kaliput, is a species of flowering plant, a fruit tree in the fig family, that is native to Southeast Asia.{{cite book |last=Lamb |first=Anthony |author-link=Anthony Lamb (botanist) |date=2019 |title= A guide to wild fruits of Borneo|series= |volume= |url= |location=Kota Kinabalu |publisher=Natural History Publications (Borneo) |page=170 |isbn=978-983-812-191-0}}
Description
The species grows as a monoecious tree to 35 m in height, with a bole of up to 5 m. The smooth oval to lance-shaped leaves are 12–30 cm long by 6–17 cm wide. The inflorescences occur in the leaf axils. The fruits are infructescent, olive to brown in colour, 8–12 cm by 7–8 cm in diameter, containing seeds covered by an edible, sweet and juicy aril.
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Distribution and habitat
The species is found in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo, where it occurs as an understorey tree of lowland and hill mixed dipterocarp forest and secondary forest up to an elevation of 1,000 m.
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Category:Fruits originating in Asia
Category:Plants described in 1832
Category:Taxa named by William Roxburgh
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