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Family • Moraceae
Anubing
Artocarpus cumingiana Trec.

Scientific names Common names  
Artocarpus cumingiana Trec. Anobion (Pamp.) Kamandag (Neg.)
Artocarpus ovata Blanco Anobling (Tag.) Kanabling (Bik.)
  Anobung (Tag.) Kanet (Tag.)
  Anubing (Tag., Bik., Bis.) Kanubling (Bik.)
  Anubling (Tag.) Koliung (Ting.)
  Bayuko (P. Bis.) Kubi (Bis., Tag.)
  Buriuas (Tagb.) Obien (Ilk.)
  Indang (Tag.) Tugap (Neg.)
  Kalauahan (Bon.) Ubien (Ilk., Ibn.)


Botany
This is a tree reaching a height of 30 meters and a diameter of about 100 cm. Leaves are oblong or subelliptic, 20 to 30 cm long, and 6 to 10 cm wide, hairy, pointed or slightly heart-shaped at the base. Petioles are 1 to 2 cm long. Male spikes are pear-shaped and 1 to 2 cm long. Female heads are rounded and nearly 2 cm in diameter. The fruit is about 10 cm long, with the anthocarp extending into brownish, hairy appendages or tails. The seeds are ellipsoid and embeded in whitish, more or less gummy meat.

Distribution
Species found only in the Philippines.
In forests at low and medium altitudes.

Parts utilized
Bark

Uses
Folkloric
• Bark is boiled and used for stomach aches.

Availability
Wild-crafted.

Last Update Aug 2010
Graphic: Digitally modified image from Minor Products of Philippine Forests / Vol 2 / Will iam Brown and Arthur Fisher / Figure 23 / 1920
Photo © Godofredo Stuart / StuartXchange
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