Aini / Wild Jack Tree
Artocarpus hirsutus
Also known as Hirsute Artocarpus
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- December-June
How to identify Aini
Identify Aini by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Hairy young shoots and leaves.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Alternate.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Moraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Aini.
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
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“The leaves of this tree are simple and phyllotaxy is alternate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“The leaves of this tree are simple and phyllotaxy is alternate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- OrbicularrecordedRounded, roughly circular.“The apex of leaf is sub-acute or shortly acuminate, base is rounded or sub-acute, and margins undulate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- UndulaterecordedA wavy, rippled edge.“The apex of leaf is sub-acute or shortly acuminate, base is rounded or sub-acute, and margins undulate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Aini itself; the rest are typical of the Moraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Catkin
- Fruit
- Drupe
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 in the Moraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and 1 other states. It grows in semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from December to June.
Uses
Locally it is cut for timber and furniture.
In culture
It is treated as sacred and appears in worship.
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Aini belongs to the Moraceae family.
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