Artocarpus parvus

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|image = Artocarpus parvus (kwai muk) - cut.png

|image_caption = Artocarpus parvus fruit, somewhat unripe

|genus = Artocarpus

|species = parvus

|authority = Gagnep.

|synonyms = * Artocarpus lignanensis Merr.

  • Artocarpus nitidus subsp. lignanensis Merr.
  • Artocarpus sampor Gagnep.

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Artocarpus parvus, commonly known as kwai muk, is a species of plant in the family Moraceae. It is endemic to South-East Asia and Southern China.{{cite web |last1=Govaerts |first1=Rafael |title=Artocarpus parvus |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:582636-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Kew Botanic Gardens |access-date=8 June 2021}} The species is distinguished by the dark-red and rough bark of the tree. The fruit have a yellow-orange and velutinous peel, while the pulp is pink-orange.{{cite journal |last1=Gardner |first1=E.M. |last2=Zerega |first2=N.J.C. |title=Taxonomic updates to Artocarpus subgenus Pseudojaca (Moraceae), with a particular focus on the taxa in Singapore |journal=Gardens' Bulletin Singapore |date=2020 |volume=72 |issue=2 |pages=173–213 |doi=10.26492/gbs72(2).2020-06 |url=https://www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg/research/publications/gardens'-bulletin-singapore/-/media/sbg/gardens-bulletin/gbs_72_02_y2020/72_02_06_y2020_v7202_gbs_pg173.pdf |access-date=8 June 2021}}

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Category:Flora of China

parvus

Category:Taxa named by François Gagnepain

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