Pingan – artocarpus sarawakensis
The Pingan, Artocarpus sarawakensis, is a rare, large tropical, up to 25 meters tall, evergreen, fruit bearing tree, native to Sarawak region of Borneo. The normally dome shaped with dense canopy Artocarpus sarawakensis is a member of the Moraceae family the genus Artocarpus.
The foliage of the Pingan tree consists of large up to 60 cm long and up to 25 cm wide, elliptical, deep green, undivided leaves arranged alternately on horizontal branches and spiral in ascending branches that are rather ornamental and have a covering of golden hairs on the leaf stalks. Inflorescence are solitary borne in leaf axils.
The subglobose, orange-brown skinned fruits of Pingan are 7.5 to 10cm in diameter and covered in short, stubby projections hanging from Fruit stalks approximately 5.5 cm long. The flesh inside the fruit is segmented, sweet and with a good flavor. Fruit is commonly eaten fresh.
Propagation of Artocarpus sarawakensis is generally by seed but also by air layering. Seeds are extracted from ripe fruit, thoroughly cleaned with water and sown immediately on sandy loam soil, since they do not retain their viability very long. Young plants should be transplanted when the first few leaves have matured.
Pingan, Artocarpus sarawakensis
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