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Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.

Jack; Jackfruit

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English Jack; Jackfruit;
Français Jaquier;
Other names Coolie Chataigne; Coowa; Jaca; Katahar; Kocar (Trinidad & Tobago)

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories India (W-Ghats); Bangladesh [c]; Vietnam [c]; Laos [c]; Thailand [c]; Cambodia [c]; Singapore [c]; Borneo [c]; Sulawesi [c]; Sumatra [c]; Philippines [c]; Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives] [c]; Maldives [c]; New Guinea [c]; São Tomé [c]; Principe Isl. [c]; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo] [c]; Benin [c]; Cameroon [c]; Mozambique [c]; Annobon Isl. [c]; Venezuela [c]; Brazil [c]; Colombia [c]; Guatemala [c]; Honduras [c]; Costa Rica [c]; Panama [c]; Bolivia [c]; Cuba [c]; Hispaniola [c]; Jamaica [c]; Puerto Rico [c]; Antigua [c]; Dominica [c]; Guadeloupe [c]; Martinique [c]; St. Vincent [c]; Tobago [c]; Trinidad [c]; Fed. States of Micronesia [c] (Pohnpei) [c]
[c] = Commercially cultivated

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Rosales
Family Moraceae
Genus Artocarpus
Species heterophyllus
Author citation Lam.
Scientific name Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Bark

Jack; Jackfruit

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Jack; Jackfruit

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Jack; Jackfruit

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

Fruit

Jack; Jackfruit

, Fruit , ©Dennis Wilson