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Temponek - Artocarpus rigidus Blume - Moraceae [1]
Other names:
Perian (Pahang), Jias, Jas (Perak), Keledang, Terap, Monkey jackfruit (English)[1]
General information:
A tree up to 45 m tall, a wild and cultivated edible fruit tree species of jackfruit family[2]
Distinguish botanical characteristics:
Leaf – obovate, larger than jackfruit, exude white latex when damaged[2]
Fruit – round spiny, green yellow to orange (ripe)[2]
Heart wood – yellow-brown to orange-red to golden brown[3]
Fruit – round spiny, green yellow to orange (ripe)[2]
Heart wood – yellow-brown to orange-red to golden brown[3]
Uses:
Medicinal uses – latex as wound healer[2]
Ripe fruit – a delicacy for orang asli – orange flesh is sweet and sour, roasted seeds – sweet taste [3]
Wood (Keledang timber) – for making boat, furniture, source of sticky latex – yellow dye for textile[3]
Ripe fruit – a delicacy for orang asli – orange flesh is sweet and sour, roasted seeds – sweet taste [3]
Wood (Keledang timber) – for making boat, furniture, source of sticky latex – yellow dye for textile[3]
Major/bioactive phytochemicals:
Root bark – Antiplasmodial & antimycobacterial flavonoids – artorin, cycloartobiloxanthone, 7-demethylartonol E[4]
References:
[1] https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/32081
[2] https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/3/5/3576
[3] http:tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Artocarpus+rigidus
[4] Namdaung et al., (2006). Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin 54(10), 1433-36.
SK & NMH, 2022
