Artocarpus zeylanicus (F. M. Jarrett) E. M. Gardner & Zerega, Gard. Bull. Singapore 72: 208 (2020) (syn: Artocarpus gomezianus subsp. zeylanicus F.M.Jarrett);
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S. India, Sri Lanka as per POWO;
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Habit: Deciduous trees, up to 35 m tall.
Trunk & Bark: Bark brownish, flaking in small scales, lenticellate; blaze reddish.
Branches and branchlets: Young branchlets terete, minutely grey pubescent.
Exudates: Latex white, profuse.
Leaves: Leaves simple, alternate, spiral; stipules small caducous, leaving scars on either side of petiole; petiole 1-3 cm long, terete, grey pubescent; lamina 10-30. 5 x 5.5-11 (-16) cm, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, apex caudate-acuminate, base acute to rounded or subtruncate, margin entire (sometimes serrate when young), coriaceous, glabrous above except midrib, velvety grey pubescent beneath; midrib slightly raised above; secondary nerves 10-14 pairs; tertiary nerves broadly reticulate.
Inflorescence / Flower: Inflorescene axillary; flowers unisexual; male flowers in globose heads, peduncules 1-1.8 cm long; female flowers in globose heads, anthocarp completely united.
Fruit and Seed: Syncarp (sorosis), to 5 cm across, subglobose, yellow when ripe; seeds many.
(Attributions: B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry as India Biodiversity Portal)
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533 ID wild tree: 14 high res. images.
Please ID wild tree,
Location: bloomed near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Kerala INDIA
Altitude: 1500fsl
Flower date: 17FEB2024, 12.15pm
Habitat: wild moisture evergreen sloppy canopied alpine
Plant habit: large tree, erect branches, branchlets, hard woody cylindrical stem 65 inches base circumference, rough brownish flaky bark
Height: 20 meters
Leaves: alternate elongated acute simple glossy flexible, size upto: 13×6cm
Flower: axillary flowerhead, diameter:12mm, greenish yellow, non fragrant
Fruit: green into greenish yellow globular lobbed diameter upto: 12cm edible tamarind tasting fleshy yellow aril
Seed: white ovoid
Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x
Artocarpus gomezianus subsp. zeylanicus F.M.Jarrett [Moraceae].
In POWO, it is treated as a synonym of Artocarpus zeylanicus (F.M.Jarrett) E.M.Gardner & Zerega.
Yes, it is Artocarpus gomezianus subsp. zeylanicus dear …, thank you very much for ID my tree
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References:
POWO Catalogue of Life Flora of peninsular India India Flora Online India Biodiversity Portal Biotik Pilkula
