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Artocarpus integer
Also called Jack tree
Chempedak is a large evergreen tropical fruit tree (Artocarpus integer) in the breadfruit and jackfruit genus, grown for its sweet, pulpy fruit. It needs warm, humid, wet tropical conditions and is not a typical houseplant.
Artocarpus integer, called chempedak or cempedak, is a species of tree in the family Moraceae, in the same genus as breadfruit and jackfruit. It is native to Southeast Asia, ranging from Peninsular Malaysia and Peninsular Thailand to Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, and the Maluku Islands. Cempedak is an important crop in Malaysia and is also popularly cultivated in southern Thailand and parts of Indonesia, and has the potential to be utilized in other areas. It is currently limited in range to Southeast Asia, with some trees in Australia and Hawaii.
The species was first described as Radermachia integra by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1776. In 1917 Elmer Drew Merrill placed the species in genus Artocarpus as A. integer. Two varieties are accepted:
Artocarpus integer grows in evergreen tropical rain forests from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft) elevation, and is common in logged forests.
Cempedak is sought after for its edible, pulpy flesh that is typically yellow/orange and rich in beta-carotene. It has a sweet flavor akin to that of durian and mango.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Artocarpus integer by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
