About Jack Fruit Tree
The jackfruit, jakfruit or nangka (Artocarpus heterophyllus) is a species of tree in the fig, mulberry, and breadfruit family (Moraceae). The jackfruit is the largest tree fruit, reaching as much as 55 kg (120 pounds) in weight, 90 cm (35 inches) in length, and 50 cm (20 inches) in diameter. A mature jackfruit tree produces some 200 fruits per year, with older trees bearing up to 500 fruits in a year. The jackfruit is a multiple fruit composed of hundreds to thousands of individual flowers; the fleshy petals of the unripe fruit are eaten by humans, in addition to the ripened fruit.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Artocarpus heterophyllus
- Genus
- Artocarpus
- Family
- MORACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Cultivated in most parts of the world. Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Distribution
- Widely cultivated throughout tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- कटहल Katahal, कठल Kathal, kathal
- Nepali
- रुख कटहर, रूखकटहर
- Bengali
- কাঁঠাল Kathal, কাঁঠাল, কাঠাল
- Tamil
- பலா Palaa, பலா, பலா மரம்
- Telugu
- పనస Panas, పనస, పనస పండు
- Kannada
- ಹಲಸು Halasu, ಹಲಸಿನ ಹಣ್ಣು Halasina hannu, ಹಲಸು
- Malayalam
- ചക്ക Chakka, പിലാവ്, പ്ലാവ്
- Marathi
- फणस Phanas, फणस
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Jack Fruit Tree belongs to the Moraceae family.
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