Aini / Wild Jack Tree
Artocarpus hirsutus
Also known as Hirsute Artocarpus
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- December-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Artocarpus hirsutus
- Genus
- Artocarpus
- Family
- Moraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Tropical Asia
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Moraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Moraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- aini, aini-maram
- Tamil
- Aiyinipila, அநிலீ Anjili, Aiyini pala, Kattuppala
- Kannada
- ಹೆಬ್ಬಲಸು Hebbalasu, ಕಬ್ಬಲಸು Kabbalasu, ಕಾಡುಹಲಸು Kaadu halasu, Hebbalasu
- Malayalam
- ആഞ്ഞിലി Anjili, Ayani, Anjili, Ayini plavu
- Marathi
- Bakodyo
- Sanskrit
- Lakucah, Panasa
About Aini
Wild Jack Tree (Artocarpus hirsutus) is a tree belonging to the Moraceae family (Fig/Mulberry family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, catkin/syconium/head flower clusters, drupe/syconium/sorosis fruit. It is typically found in semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. It is native to Tropical Asia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during December-June.
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Aini belongs to the Moraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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