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    Kwai Muk the useful tropical plants

    By SylviaJune 29, 2018Updated:June 29, 2018No Comments4 Mins Read
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    Kwai Muk the useful tropical plants

    Artocarpus hypargyreus commonly known as Kwai Muk is a species of plant in the Moraceae family. The plant is native to Sothern China, in Hong Kong, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, South Hunan, Jiangxi and southeast Yunnan. Some of the common names of the plant are Silver-back Artocarpus and Sweet Artocarpus. The plant is inclined by territory loss; almost all species of Artocarpus are laticiferous trees or shrubs that are composed of leaves, twigs and stems capable of bringing into being a creamy sap.

    Plant description

    Kwai Muk is a fairly slow-growing evergreen tree that grows about 10–15 m (33–49) tall mature trees in Florida generally attains a height of 20-25 ft. The canopy is rounded and dense, with a width approximately equaling its height. The plant is found growing in most soils provided they are well-drained, but thrives best in mildly acid sandy soils. It will grow in calcareous soils but do suffer from chlorosis associated with iron, manganese and zinc deficiencies. Trunk is normally 40cm in diameter with dark purple, exfoliating barks.  Twigs are greyish and puberulent and stipules caduceus and linear.

    Leaves

    The leaves are simple, elliptic to elliptic-ovate, 3-6 inches long, with a stiff, leathery texture, acuminate tips and entire margins. They are shiny and dark green on the upper surface and dull medium green on the lower surface; both surfaces are glabrous. The tree retains its leaves throughout the year and has an attractive appearance at all times. The stems, leaves and green fruits exude white, sticky latex when they are cut or broken.

    Flower

    The yellowish male and female flowers are borne in solitary, axillary, obovoid, separate inflorescences on the same tree. Minute flowers are joined and the inflorescence develops into a multiple fruit, a syncarp. Flowering occurs from May to July.

    Fruit

    The fruit have a diameter of 1.5-2 inches and a weight of 0.5-1.5 oz. Fruit shape is irregular, being globose, ovate, or oblate. The skin is thin and easily broken. It is yellow at ripeness and covered with a fine, soft, short pubescence. The pulp is orange-red to red, very soft and tender, with a pleasant sub acid flavor. The fruit ripens from August to October. No yield records are available, but mature trees have the capability of producing 2000 fruit or more per year.

    The fruit have 1-7 seeds, the number apparently affecting the size and shape of the fruit. Isolated trees often bear many small, seedless fruit, suggesting that the tree is self-incompatible and needs cross-pollination to produce viable seed and fruit of normal size. The seeds are whitish and ovoid, with a diameter of 0.3- 0.4 inch. Propagation has been done in Florida entirely by seed. Seed take several weeks to germinate and the young plants grow slowly. No research has been done on cultivar selection or vegetative propagation in Florida.

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    History

    The Kwai muk is native to southern China, where it grows wild in Kwangtung Province, on Hainan Island, and in Hong Kong. Tree is occasionally cultivated in Southeast Asia but rarely elsewhere in the tropics. Although best adapted to a moist, warm, subtropical or tropical climate, the Kwai muk can withstand light frosts.

    Culinary Uses

    • Ripe fruit has an excellent flavor and is eaten fresh or preserved with salt or sugar syrup.
    • Fruit can be dried; dried fruit still retains the good texture and flavor.
    • Fruit can also be dried or preserved in syrup.

    Other Facts

    • Stem and leaves exude white latex when bruised.
    • Tree is small and attractive and lends itself well to landscaping on small urban properties.
    • Milky latex is used for making stiff rubber and the wood for furniture.
    • Wood is used for making furniture.
    • Kwai muk makes an attractive ornamental for landscaping in larger gardens.
    • Proli­c tree can produce more than 2,000 fruits per tree, per season.

    References:

    https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/102549/

    https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=4329

    http://rfcarchives.org.au/Next/Fruits/Jakfruit/KwaiMuk11-87.htm

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artocarpus_hypargyreus

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    Kwai Muk Facts

    Kwai Muk Quick Facts
    Name: Kwai Muk
    Scientific Name: Artocarpus hypargyreus
    Origin Sothern China, in Hong Kong, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, South Hunan, Jiangxi and southeast Yunnan
    Colors Pale green turning to pale yellow to golden yellow
    Shapes Irregular that are globose, ovate, or oblate having diameter of 1.5-2 inches
    Flesh colors Dark pink to orange-red
    Taste Pleasant, slightly sour taste
    Name Kwai Muk
    Scientific Name Artocarpus hypargyreus
    Native Sothern China, in Hong Kong, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, South Hunan, Jiangxi and southeast Yunnan
    Common Names Kwai Muk, Silver-back Artocarpus, Sweet Artocarpus
    Name in Other Languages China : Bai Gui Mu (白桂木), Pai Kuei Mu, Jiāngjūn shù (将军树)
    Plant Growth Habit Fairly slow-growing evergreen tree
    Soil Grow on most soils provided they are well-drained, but thrives best in mildly acid sandy soils. It will grow in calcareous soils but do suffer from chlorosis associated with iron, manganese and zinc deficiencies.
    Plant Size 10–15 m (33–49 )tall
    Bark Dark purple, exfoliating
    Trunk 40cm in diameter
    Twigs Greyish and puberulent and stipules caduceus and linear
    Leaf Alternate, elliptic to elliptic-ovate, 8–15 × 4–7 cm, leathery, acuminate tip base cuneate, glabrous and entire margin, veins conspicuous with 6–7 lateral veins, glossy dark green above, duller green below
    Flowering Periods  
    Flower Yellowish male and female flowers are borne in solitary, axillary, obovoid, separate inflorescences on the same tree
    Fruit Shape & Size Irregular that are globose, ovate, or oblate having diameter of 1.5-2 inches
    Fruit Color Pale green turning to pale yellow to golden yellow
    Fruit Skin Very thin softly pubescent skin that are easily broken
    Fruit Weight 0.5-1.5 oz
    Flesh   Dark pink to orange-red
    Seed 1–7 seeds or entirely without seed
    Taste Pleasant, slightly sour taste
    Propagation By seed
    Season August to October

    Kwai Muk Scientific Classification

    Scientific Name: Artocarpus hypargyreus

    Rank Scientific Name & (Common Name)
    Kingdom Plantae (Plants)
    Subkingdom Tracheobionta (Vascular plants)
    Infrakingdom Streptophyta  (land plants)
    Class Magnoliopsida
    Order Rosales
    Family Moraceae
    Genus Artocarpus
    Species A. hypargyreus
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