Malaijienleipäpuu – Artocarpus altilis

The trunk ranges between 60 and 120 cm in diameter and produces branches above 4 m from its base. The bark is smooth. Leaves are alternate, ovate to elliptical in shape, 20-60 cm × 20-40 cm, undivided when young, older ones entire or deeply pinnately cut into pointed lobes, thick, leathery, dark green and shiny above,pale green and rough below, petiole 3-5 cm long. Inflorescences are axillary, peduncles 4-8 cm long; male ones drooping, club-shaped, 15-25 cm × 3-4 cm, yellow, flowers minute with single stamen; female ones upright, globose or cylindrical, 8-10 cm × 5-7 cm, green, flowers numerous, embedded in receptacle, calyx tubular, style narrow, stigma 2-lobed. Fruit is a syncarp formed from the entire inflorescence, cylindrical to globose, 10-30 cm in diameter, rind yellow-green, reticulately marked with 4-6-sided faces, smooth to rough-skinned; a large central core is surrounded by numerous abortive flowers which form pale yellow juicy pulp, the edible portion of the fruit. Fruits may or may not contain seeds, depending on the variety. All parts of the tree are rich in white gummy latex.