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Artocarpus scortechinii King
| Family Name: | Moraceae |
| Synonyms: | Saccus scortechinii (King) Kuntze |
| Common Name: | Nangka Pipit, Terap |
Artocarpus scortechinii or Nangka Pipit is an evergreen tree that grow to 35 m tall. Leaves are broadly lance-shaped, glossy and smooth above, hairy below. When young, the leaves are pinnatifid lobed. It bear both male and female flower clusters singly on leaf axils. Fruit clusters are yellow, cylindrical, each fruit is ellipsoid, up to 8 mm by 7 mm long.
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Classifications and Characteristics
| Plant Division | Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Dicotyledon) |
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| Plant Growth Form | Tree (Big (>30m)) |
| Maximum Height | 35 m |
Biogeography
| Native Distribution | Malaya, Sumatra and Singapore |
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| Native Habitat | Terrestrial |
| Preferred Climate Zone | Tropical |
| Local Conservation Status | Native to Singapore (Least Concern (LC)) |
Description and Ethnobotany
| Growth Form | It is a evergreen tree that can grow to 35 m tall. |
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| Foliage | Its leaves are opposite, stalked, broadly lance-shaped measuring 15 - 40 cm long by 8 - 20 cm wide. When young, leaves are pinnatifid lobed. The leaves are glossy above, hairy below. The stipules are long, between 5 - 17 cm, covered in yellow to reddish brown hairs. |
| Flowers | Its flowers are monoecious, bearing both male and female flowers on the same plant. The flowering cluster (head) is found singly on leaf axils. The male cluster is cylindrical, 65 - 105 mm long by 10 mm wide. |
| Fruit | Its fruit cluster (infructescence) is yellow, cylindrical, up to 85 mm by 55 mm. The cluster bears ellipsoid fruits that are up to 8 mm by 7 mm long each. |
| Habitat | Occurs in evergreen forest up to 750 m altitude. |
| Cultivation | It can be propagated by seed. |
Landscaping Features
| Desirable Plant Features | Ornamental Foliage |
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Plant Care and Propagation
| Light Preference | Full Sun |
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| Water Preference | Moderate Water |
| Plant Growth Rate | Slow |
| Rootzone Tolerance | Fertile Loamy Soils, Moist Soils, Well-Drained Soils |
| Propagation Method | Seed |
Foliar
| Foliage Retention | Evergreen |
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| Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green |
| Mature Foliage Texture(s) | Glossy / Shiny, Hairy / Hirsute |
| Foliar Type | Simple / Unifoliate |
| Foliar Arrangement Along Stem | Opposite |
| Foliar Attachment to Stem | Petiolate |
| Foliar Shape(s) | |
| Foliar Venation | Pinnate / Net |
| Foliar Margin | Pinnately Lobed / Pinnatifid, Entire |
| Foliar Apex - Tip | Acuminate |
| Foliar Base | Rounded / Obtuse, Cuneate |
Non - Foliar and Storage
| Stem Type & Modification | Woody |
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| Root Type | Underground (Tap Root) |
Floral (Angiosperm)
| Flower & Plant Sexuality | Unisexual Flowers , Monoecious |
| Flower Colour(s) | Yellow / Golden |
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| Flower Grouping | Cluster / Inflorescence |
| Flower Location | Axillary |
| Flower Symmetry | Radial |
| Flowering Habit | Polycarpic |
Fruit, Seed and Spore
| Fruit Classification | Aggregate Fruit (Syncarp) |
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| Fruit Type | Fleshy Fruit , Fleshy Fruit |
References
| References | Jarrett, F.M. (1959) Studies in Artocarpus and Allied Genera, III. A Revision of Artocarpus Subgenus Artocarpus. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum, vol. 40, Cambridge: Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. pp. 344 - 346. |
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| Master ID | 33209 |
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| Species ID | 7623 |
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