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Plants of Western Ghats

Common Name -  JACKFRUIT

Valid Name  -  Artocarpus heterophyllus Lamk.

Synonyms    -  Artocarpus interges; auct.(non Merrill)
               Artocarpus integrifolia; auct.(non Linn.)

Vernacular  -  Eng. - Jackfruit
               Kan. - Alasa, Halasu
               Mal. - Pilavu, Chakka
               Mar. - Phanas
               Tam. - Pila

Habitat       -  Evergreen/ semievergreen Forests, Habitations

Distribution  -  Global - South East Asia
                 India - Western Ghats, Endemic
                 Western Ghats -
        
         Districts - Nasik, Ratnagiri, Savanthwadi (Mah.); 
                             Uttarakannada, Hassan,  Chikmagalur, 
                             Coorg, Mysore (Karn.);
                             Cannanore,    Palghat,    Trivandrum 
                             (Kerala);       
                             Courtallum (Tamil Nadu);
                             Goa

Abundance    -   Locally common

     Large,  evergreen trees, 25-30m; latex milky. Leaves  oblong 
to obovate - oblong, entire, glossy above, acute. Lateral  nerves 
7 - 8 pairs. Stipules spathaceous, 5 - 8 cm long. Syncarps large, 
oblong or cylindrical, tubercled, 30 - 60 x 10 - 40 cm.

Herbarium: CJS 15762, 16918

Uses       -  General   - Fruits, Timber