Scientific Name :
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.
Synonym :
Artocarpus maximus Blanco
Artocarpus philippensis Lam.
Common Name : Jackfruit, Kattal, Phanas
Plant Family : Moraceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : March to August
Flower Colour : Creamy white
Description : Height: 15 to 20 m
Stem: Brown, rough cork peeling off in older stems
Leaves: Alternate, entire margins, elliptical, ovate, dark green glossy leaves, milky latex
Flowers: Periant, peduncle long,
Inflorescence: Long Racemose, the whole inflorescence turns into fruit
Fruit: Multiple sorosis, perianth and peduncle becomes fleshy edible part, inflorescence rachis turns into long axis of fruit holding many individual seeded fleshy parts surrounding it, seeds shiny and slippery
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : HN, VT, TL
Distribution Range : SW. India.
Uses : Fruits eaten and used in preparing pickle
Leaves used as fooder for cattles
