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Artocarpus odoratissimus
Marang is an evergreen fruit tree from Borneo, closely related to jackfruit and breadfruit, grown for its fragrant edible fruit in warm, humid tropical lowlands. It needs a frost-free, wet tropical climate and is rarely grown as a houseplant.
Artocarpus odoratissimus, commonly known as marang, tarap, terap or less common, johey oak, is a species of flowering plant in the Moraceae family. It is native to Borneo from where has been introduced to the Philippines. It is closely related to the jackfruit, cempedak, and breadfruit trees which all belong to the same genus, Artocarpus.
Artocarpus odoratissimus is cultivated for its fruit in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, southern Thailand and India (Tripura). The species is largely grown for local consumption; the short shelf-life of the fruit limits its wider use.
The tree is not cold tolerant (as is the breadfruit). It can grow between latitude 15° north and south, and in coastal regions where temperatures never stay under 7 °C (45 °F).
There are many uses of the leftover Artocarpus odoratissimus peels, stem axis and seeds. The peels were reported as useful material for the removal of colouring agents (such as crystal violet, methyl violet 2B and methylene blue) from dye wastewater. The tarap stem axis were reported to be used in the removal of cadmium(II) and copper(II).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Artocarpus odoratissimus 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.
