Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants - Online edition
Artocarpus glaucus Blume
Family
Blume, C.L. von (1825) Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandsch Indie 7: 483. Type: Java?, Crescit: in sylvis montium.
Leaves
Twigs and petioles produce a milky exudate when broken. Leaf blades about 10-18 x 5-8 cm. Elongated oil dots visible with a lens.
Flowers
Fruit
Fruits about 3 cm diam.
Seedlings
Features not available.
Distribution and Ecology
Occurs in NT. Altitudinal range from sea level to 100 m. Grows in gallery forest and rain forest around soaks and springs. Also occurs in Malesia.
RFK Code
869
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