Moraceae |
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.
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- Common Name: Jackfruit
- Family: Moraceae Link
- Country of Origin: India - Ghats Forests
- Habitat: rainforest
- Description: [syn. A. integer (Thunb.) Merrill; A. integrifolius of auth., not L.f.]
Tree, to 50 feet or more, trunk straight; leaves elliptic to obovate, to 8 inches long, stiff and glossy, entire; flowers borne on trunk and thick branches, male spikes cylindrical or club-shaped, to 4 inches long; fruit oblong, to 2 feet long, greenish-yellow, turning brownish, covered with hard points.
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Accession Data:- Accession # 199700030
- Source: Silander
- Accession Date: 04-28-1997
- Bench: 1206 - S Bed
- Qty: 4 confirmed on 05-04-2008
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eurosid I
- Order: Rosales
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- Family: Moraceae
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References:Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976
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