Nangka PRODUCT NAME
Artocarpus integra, (Thunb.) Merr. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Nangka |
| Local Name: | Langka (Bontoc, Bataan, Mindoro, Iloilo, Leyte); Nangka (Cagayan, Bontoc, Laguna, Pampanga, Tayabas, Mindoro, Surigao). |
| Family: | Moraceae |
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| Product Description: | A tree reaching a height of from 8-15m. The leaves are alternate, leathery, broadest near the tip, with a pointed base, entire or sometimes three-lobed, shiny, fleshy, edible, 25-60cm long, covered with pyramidical projections, and grow on the trunk or large branches. The fruit is green, oblong, fleshy, and 25-60cm in length. It is the largest known tree-fruit in the world, sometimes exceeding 35kilos in weight. The flesh is rich yellow in color, sweet, and very aromatic. It makes good preserves and other sweets |
| NTFP Classification: | Food and food ingredients (plant-derived) |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is distributed throughout the Philippines both cultivated and wild. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | fruits seeds |
| Uses: | Fruit used as food Seeds eaten when roasted. |
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