Champada

Local name: Champado (southern region)

Common name: Champedak

Scientific name: Artocarpus integer (Thunb.) Merr.

Genus Artocarpus

Synonym

Artocarpus champeden (Lour.) Stokes

Artocarpus hirsutissimus Kurz

Artocarpus integrifolius L.f.

Family name: MORACEAE

Botanical characteristics

Tree: A perennial plant up to 20 m tall. All parts of the tree have white sap.

Leaves: Single, alternating, oval-shaped. The leaves are dark green and shiny.

Flowers: Male and female flowers are separated. on the same tree

The fruit is similar to a jackfruit but smaller. It is a compound fruit, cylindrical to spherical in shape, 10-15 cm wide, 20-35 cm long. The skin is thin and sticky, green. brownish yellow and has a pentagonal pattern They are either raised or flat. The seed coat is yellowish-white to orange. It has a sweet taste and aroma.

Seeds are spherical, flat or elongated, about 2-3 cm long.

Ecological conditions

outdoor

ecological conditions

Found in the rainforest. Most of the area lives on hills. At altitudes it reaches 450 m, sometimes up to 1200 m.

Place of origin

Native to Southeast Asia. from Indonesia and Peninsular Malaysia To the island of New Guinea

Distribution

Southeast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia

Planting and propagation

Propagate by seed, bud, and grafting.

Utilization type

Food, plant materials, woody plants, shade plants

The fruit pulp can be eaten fresh.

The wood is of good quality, strong and durable. Therefore, it is often used as a material for making furniture or boats. Can be used as a yellow dye.

Bark fibers can be used to make rope.

Origin :  https://www.royalparkrajapruek.org/Plants