Artocarpus sericarpus, the peluntan, pedalai, gumihan or terap bulu, is a tropical evergreen tree species of the family Moraceae.[1] [2] It is the cousin of jackfruit and breadfruit.
The tree is native to Borneo,[3] the Philippines, the Maluku Islands and Sulawesi, and is most commonly found in humid tropics with a mild monsoon climate, occurring in tropical evergreen forests at NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) elevation. It is also occasionally found in steep, clayey hillsides of inland areas.[4] The discovery date is not clear as it is listed as 1959[5] in one book and 1961 in the other.[2]
It is a very large rainforest tree to 120feet. Similar to the marang fruit (Artocarpus odoratissimus), the pulp of the fruit is edible and considered very tasty but A. sericicarpus does not have strong odor of the marang. The seeds are also edible, people normally boil or roast them and consume them like peanuts. Artocarpus sericicarpus measures up to NaN-1NaN-1, stipule are lanceolate and measure at NaNcm (-2,147,483,648inches) and its dark green leaves are elliptic and ovate and measure at NaN0NaN0 by NaN0NaN0. The tree's bark is also used to make barkcloth.[4]
The fruit is hairy, and looks like a giant rambutan. When the globular fruits (150NaN0 diameter) are ripe, the skins are bright orange, covered with hair. The pulp is white in color and tastes very sweet. Some say the Pedal fruit is the tastiest of all Artocarpus.