Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Moraceae | Genus: Artocarpus | Species: Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. |
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| Synonym | Artocarpus maximus Blanco, Artocarpus philippensis Lam. | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Jackfruit, Kathal | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Jackfruit | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kathal | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up To 1000m | Fruit Type | Aggregate |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit aggregate, oblong, tuberculate, tubercles conical yellowish-green, fruiting perianth yellow to light orange, fleshy. seeds elliptic-oblong, smooth, glossy |
| Habitat | Evergreen And Semi-evergreen Forests, Also Widely Cultivated | Bark Type | Exfoliating |
| Distribution | India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Jamica, Kenya, Malysia, Myanmar, Tanzani, Thailnd, Uganda, Vietnam | Bark Details | Bark Is10-12 Mm Thick, Blackish-grey, Mottled With Green And Black,in Large Thick Flakes, Exfoliated Surface Orange-red, Blaze Pinkish-yellow, Exudation Milky White Latex, Trunk With Warty Tubercles |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sector 18, Sector 27, Sector 31, Sector 32, Sector 33, Sector 44, Sector 45 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen tree, up to 25 m high. Bark blackish-grey, exfoliating surface orange-red, blaze pinkish-yellow; exudation milky white latex. Leaves simple, alternate. stipules ovate-lanceolate. leaf lamina obovate, obovate-oblong, or elliptic-ovate, base acute, round or cuneate, apex acute or obtuse. Flowers unisexual, minute, yellowish-green, in spikes enclosed by spathe-like bracts. Fruit aggregate, oblong, tuberculate, tubercles conical yellowish-green, fruiting perianth yellow to light orange, fleshy. seeds elliptic-oblong, smooth, glossy | Leaf Details | Leaves simple, alternate. stipules ovate-lanceolate. leaf lamina obovate, obovate-oblong, or elliptic-ovate, base acute, round or cuneate, apex acute or obtuse. |
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