Moraceae FAMILY

Artocarpus chama

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Chaplash is a deciduous tree with a large, spreading crown; it can grow 30 - 40 metres tall. The large, straight bole can be free of branches for 15 - 18 metres and 100 - 160cm in diameter[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its edible fruit and timber. An important timber tree, it is often planted[ 525 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 40 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Boston, Mass. Year 1959 ISBN Description Contains a treatment of the genus Artocarpus, section Artocarpus. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southwest China, Bangladesh, Bhutan, northeast India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia.

HabitatA canopy tree of evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, usually found in rich soils[ 525 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 40 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Boston, Mass. Year 1959 ISBN Description Contains a treatment of the genus Artocarpus, section Artocarpus. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].