Biology:Artocarpus rigidus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Artocarpus rigidus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Artocarpus
Species:
A. rigidus
Binomial name
Artocarpus rigidus
Synonyms[2]

Artocarpus cuspidatus Griff. Artocarpus dimorphophyllus Miq.
Artocarpus echinatus Roxb.
Artocarpus kertau Zoll. ex Miq.
Artocarpus muricatus Hunter ex Ridl.
Artocarpus rotundus (Houtt.) Panz.
Artocarpus varians Miq.
Saccus rigidus (Bl.) Kuntze
Saccus varians (Miq.) Kuntze

Artocarpus rigidus[3] is a tree species in the Moraceae that was described by Blume. A. rigidus is a wild species of the breadfruit/jackfruit genus (Artocarpus) and may be referred to as monkey jack.[4][5] Its Vietnamese name is mít nài (sometimes da xóp).

This 20–25 m trees species can be found in Indochina and Malesia. The subspecies A. rigidus subsp. asperulus (Gagnep.) F.M.Jarrett is accepted; synonyms for the latter are: Artocarpus asperulus Gagnep. and A. calophyllus Kurz.[6]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15473958 entry