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|genus=Artocarpus
|species=odoratissimus
|common_name=Johey Oak, Marang
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The '''Johey Oak''' (''Artocarpus odoratissimus'') — also called '''Marang''', '''Madang''', and '''Tarap''' — is a [[tree]] native to [[Borneo]]. It is closely related to the [[Jackfruit]], [[Cempedak]], and [[Breadfruit]] trees. 

It is an [[evergreen]] tree growing to 25 m tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are 16-50 cm long and 11-28 cm broad, similar to the Breadfruit's, but are a little less lobed. 

As indicated by the scientific name, the [[fruit]] has a strong scent. The fruit is considered superior in flavour to both Jackfruit and Cempedak.

The appearance of the fruit can be regarded as an intermediate shape between the jackfruit and the breadfruit. The fruit is round to oblong, 15-20 cm long and 13 cm broad, and weighing about 1 kg. The thick rind is covered with soft, broad [[spine (biology)|spine]]s. They become hard and brittle as the fruit matures. The fruit does not fall to the ground when ripe. It may be harvested while still hard, and left to ripen until soft. Marangs change colour to greenish yellow when ripe. The ripe fruit is opened by cutting the rind around, twisting and gently pulling. The interior of the fruit is somewhat similar to the jackfruit's, but the color is white and the flesh is usually softer. The core is relatively large, but there are far fewer "rags" and less non-edible parts. [[Aril]]s are white and the size of a grape, each containing a 15 × 8 mm seed. Once opened, the marang should be consumed quickly (in a few hours), as it loses flavour rapidly and fruit oxidizes. The seeds are also edible after boiling or roasting.

The tree is not cold tolerant (as is the breadfruit). It can grow between [[latitude]] 15º north and south, and in [[coast]]al regions where temperatures never stay under 7 °C. It is cultivated for its fruit in [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], the [[Philippines]], and southern [[Thailand]]. The species is largely grown for local consumption; the short shelf-life of the fruit limits its wider use.

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Marang, Artocarpus odoratissima, of the family Moraceae, is a recently discovered fruit-tree from the southern Philippines and the Sulu Archipelago, which has been introduced to the United States and is thought to possess considerable value for tropical regions, though it will probably succeed only in very warm and humid climates. It belongs to the same genus as the bread-fruit (A. incisa,) and the jak, or jack-fruit (A. integrifolia), but is said by Wester, who first brought it to the attention of horticulturists, to produce a fruit superior in quality to the Philippine forms of either of these. The tree is medium-sized, and similar in habit to the bread-fruit, with large, dark green, entire or trilobate leaves 18 to 24 inches long by 10 to 12 inches broad. Wester describes the fruit as "large, about 6 inches long and 5 inches in equatorial diameter, roundish oblong, regular, thickly studded on the outside with soft greenish yellow spines 1/3 inch in length; rind thick and fleshy; flesh white, sweet, rich, juicy, aromatic and of good flavor, separated into segments (of about the size of a grape) clinging to the core, each segment containing a seed; the seeds many, whitish, 1/3 by 3/5 of an inch, smooth, separating readily from the flesh. When the fruit is ripe, by passing a knife around and through the rind, with a little care the halves may be separated from the flesh, leaving this like a bunch of white grapes." It is said to ripen during August in the Philippines.
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

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