g2 PHILIPPINE FIBER PLANTS 



^vorth 60 to 70 cents per kilo in Holland; in 1904 a lot of a 

 thousand kilos was sold in Rotterdam. Heyne says that old 

 bast is much harder than young bast. 



Artocarpus elaxtica is a stately tree with a trunk 60 to 90 

 centimeters in diameter. The leaves are alternate, crowded, 

 obtuse at both ends, occasionally lobed towards the apex, the 

 larger ones 20 to 30 centimeters wide, and 60 to 90 centimeters 

 long. The male spikes are cylindrical, oblong, soft or spongy, 

 and yellowish. The female heads are somewhat rounded or 

 elliptical. The fruit is heavy, at least 10 centimeters long, and 

 covered with brownish, hairy appendages. The seeds are em- 

 bedded in a whitish, more or less gummy pulp of a delicious, 

 tart flavor. They are about the size of peanuts, are eaten 

 roasted, and in flavor also resemble peanuts. 



ARTOCARPUS INTEGRA (Thb.) Meir. NanGKA. 



Local names: Langkd (Bontoc, Bataan, Mindoro, Hollo, Leyte) ; nangkci 

 (Cagayan, Bontoc, Laguna, Pampanga, Tayabas, Mindoro, Surigao). 



Heyne t reports that the bast of this species is used for the 

 same purposes as that of other species of Artocarpus ; that is, 

 for rope, bark clothing, etc. 



Artocarpus integra is a tree reaching a height of from 8 to 

 15 meters. The leaves are alternate, leathery, broadest near the 

 tip, with a pointed base, entire or sometimes three-lobed, shiny, 

 and 7 to 15 centimeters long. The fruits are green, fleshy, 

 edible, 25 to 60 centimeters long, covered with pyramidal pro- 

 jections, and grow on the trunk or large branches. 



This species is distributed throughout the Philippines both 

 cultivated and wild. 



ARTOCARPUS RUBROVENIA Warb. Kalulot. 



Local names: Anabling (Camarines) ; anublng (Laguna, Bataan, Taya- 

 bas) ; anubling (Rizal) ; hayuko (Negros) ; hungd (Cagayan) ; hamugi, ka- 

 lulot (Mindoro) ; kili-kili (Samar) ; kuhi (Tayabas, Mindoro, Sorsogon, Sa- 

 mar) ; tagap (Baler) ; tumoluho (Isabela) ; ubien (Benguet, Pangasinan). 



The bark of this tree was formerly used in making cloth. 



Artocarpus rubrovenia is a tree reaching a height of about 30 

 meters and a diameter of about 40 centimeters. The leaves are 

 alternate, smooth, oval, pointed at the apex, and rounded or 

 pointed at the base. 



This species is distributed from the northern to the southern 

 limits of the Archipelago. 



t Heyne, K., De Nuttige Planten van Nederlandsch-Indie, Volume 2, 

 page 53. 



