''Artocarpus anisophyllus'', the entawak or mentawa, is a tropical tree in the
Moraceae
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. It is native to the central parts of
Southeast Asia
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, and is present in
Peninsular Malaysia
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,
Sumatra
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,
Borneo
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and the intervening islands. It is called popwan in
Palawan
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,
Philippines
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.
It bears round, 3–4 inch long, brownish yellow fruit. The entawak's flesh is orange-red and may taste like a pumpkin in flavor, while it also has edible seeds which are commonly roasted and salted to be eaten. Rarely cultivated in its native range, it is a large rainforest tree growing up to 45 metres. The fruit is eaten fresh and its propagation is by seed. It is a distant relative to the wellknown
jackfruit
The jackfruit or ''nangka'' (''Artocarpus heterophyllus'') is a species of tree in the Common fig, fig, mulberry, and breadfruit family (Moraceae).
The jackfruit is the largest tree fruit, reaching as much as in weight, in length, and in d ...
and
breadfruit
Breadfruit (''Artocarpus altilis'') is a species of flowering tree in the mulberry and jackfruit family ( Moraceae) believed to have been selectively bred in Polynesia from the breadnut ('' Artocarpus camansi''). Breadfruit was spread into ...
, besides the tasty
tarap fruit to which it is closely related. It is propagated by seeds, grafting and cuttings besides other viable methods. While it grows exceedingly well in tropical climates, it is not as well-adapted to subtropical climates. When grown from seed the germination may take 1–3 months and it will probably bear fruit within 8–9 years. It cannot survive temperatures below and requires temperatures higher than to flourish.
Gallery
Terap Ikal (Artocarpus anisophyllus) (8082546991).jpg, foliage
Rainforest Discovery Centre Sepilok 20190708 062944 (1).jpg, foliage and fruit
Artocarpus anisophyllus fruit, Desa Kebadu, Kecamatan Balai, Kabupaten Sanggau - West Kalimantan.jpg, collected fruit
See also
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Domesticated plants and animals of Austronesia
One of the major human migration events was the maritime settlement of the islands of the Indo-Pacific by the Austronesian peoples, believed to have started from at least 5,500 to 4,000 BP (3500 to 2000 BCE). These migrations were accompani ...
References
anisophyllus
Trees of Peninsular Malaysia
Trees of Sumatra
Trees of Borneo
Taxa named by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel
Plants described in 1861
Austronesian agriculture
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