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Monkey Jackruit 
Artocarpus rigidus


Medium sized fruit (3-4"), with yellow-orange, mildly spiny skin. Pulp is orange, sub-acid, and lacking odor, unlike most other Artocarpus species.

Description: Very large tree, over 100ft when mature.

Hardiness: Unknown. Probably not frost hardy.

Growing Environment: Little cultural information is available, although the tree is supposedly a bit hardier than the common jackfruit, and can be used as a rootstock for the jackfruit.

Propagation: By seed. Seeds must be planted immediately upon harvest.

Uses: Fruits are eaten fresh.

Native Range: Native to Burma, Malaysia, (peninsular and Borneo), and Indonesia (Sumatra, Java). The tree is cultivated in parts of Southeast Asia.