Artocarpus longifolius longifolius

(Artocarpus longifolius longifolius)

Description

Tree up to 19 m tall,30 cm diameter.Bark reddish brown,smooth.Twigs 4-6 mm thick,densely pubescent with reddish brown hairs.Stipules non-amplexicaul,lanceolate,0.5-1.5 cm long,persistent.Leaves simple,distichous,upper surface glabrous except for the hairy veins,lower surface soft-hairy;oblanceolate,oblong or narrowly obovate,11-36.5 x 4.5-16 cm,base attenuate,margin entire,plane,apex acuminate,acumen up to 2 cm long;midrib flat above;lateral veins 11-15 pairs,looping near the leaf margin,raised below,sunken above;intercostal venation scalariform or reticulate,raised below,sunken above;petiole 0.3-0.7 cm long,hairy.Inflorescences solitary,axillary;bracts slenderly stalked,with peltate upper parts;peduncle 1.2- 3 cm long,soft-hairy.Male heads obovoid,0.8-2 cm long;perianth comprises 3 free tepals,stamens c.0.5 mm long,filaments broad,constricted at the upper parts,anthers globose,c.0.2 mm across.Female flowers with exserted styles.Syncarps ellipsoid,c.2 cm diameter (immature),surface almost smooth,soft-hairy;peduncle 3-6 cm long,soft-hairy.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Rosales
Family:Moraceae
Genus:Artocarpus
News coming your way
The biggest news about our planet delivered to you each day
Subscribe