✿Moraceae · Artocarpus
Vilayati Kathal / Bread-Fruit Tree
Artocarpus incisus
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Deeply lobed (like a hand)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Vilayati Kathal 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
- विलायती कटहल Vilayati Kathal
- Marathi
- नीरफणस Nirphanas, विलायती फणस Vilayati Phanas
- Tamil
- ஈரப்பலா Irappala, Kadapila
- Kannada
- ಜೀಗುಜ್ಜೆ Jeegujje, ದೀವಿಹಲಸು Deevi Halasu, ರೊಟ್ಟಿಹಲಸು Rotti halasu ಗುಜ್ಜುಹಲಸು Gujju Halasu ಸೀಮೆಹಲಸು Seeme Halasu
- Konkani
- जिवी कडगी Jivi Kadgi
- Sanskrit
- नागदामिनी Nagadamini
About Vilayati Kathal
Bread-fruit tree (Artocarpus incisus) is a tree in the Moraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Botanical family
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Vilayati Kathal belongs to the Moraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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