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Artocarpus
is a genus of some 60 trees of Southeast Asian origin, belong to the
family Moraceae. The word Artocapus is derived from the Greek words
artos (bread) and karpos (fruit).
Botany
Antipolo is a large tree, similar to habit, size,
and leaf characters of Artocarpus altilis (Rimas). Male inflorescence is smooth and cylindric, 5 to 8 cm long. Fruit is elipsoid, 10 cm long, 7 cm in diameter. Anthocarps are extended into 1-cm long, spiculate appendages. Seeds are ellipsoid, about 1 cm long.
Distribution
In thickets and forests,
at low and medium altitudes.
Parts
utilized
Bark, roots.
Uses
Folkloric
Decoction of the two-parts bark and one-part roots of Fleurya interrupta
(Lipang aso) is used for strangularia.
Availability
Wild-crafted.a |