As recorded for Vilayati Kathal
Artocarpus incisus
Vilayati Kathal / Bread-Fruit Tree विलायती कटहल
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Vilayati Kathal in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | विलायती कटहल | Vilayati Kathal |
| Marathi | नीरफणस · विलायती फणस | Nirphanas, Vilayati Phanas |
| Tamil | ஈரப்பலா | Irappala, Kadapila |
| Kannada | ಜೀಗುಜ್ಜೆ · ದೀವಿಹಲಸು · ರೊಟ್ಟಿಹಲಸು ಗುಜ್ಜುಹಲಸು ಸೀಮೆಹಲಸು | Jeegujje, Deevi Halasu, Rotti halasu Gujju Halasu Seeme Halasu |
| Konkani | जिवी कडगी | Jivi Kadgi |
| Sanskrit | नागदामिनी | Nagadamini |
See the original recorded 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
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP records it as introduced in Andaman Is., India, Nicobar Is. Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Artocarpus altilis. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: as a cultigen from NW. Pacific.
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How to identify Vilayati Kathal
Identify Vilayati Kathal 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: Large starchy round fruit (breadfruit relative).
- Confirm leaf shape: Deeply lobed (like a hand).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Moraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Vilayati Kathal.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Deeply lobed (like a hand)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Vilayati Kathal itself; the rest are typical of the Moraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Inflorescence
- Catkin
Typical of the Moraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
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.
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Vilayati Kathal belongs to the Moraceae family.
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