Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.

 
  • Family : MORACEAE
    (Mulberry Or Fig Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJEER FAMILY (अंजीर फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Moraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Artocarpus integrifolius var. heterophyllus (Lam.) Pers.; Saccus heterophyllus (Lam.) Kuntze; Artocarpus brasiliensis Gomes; Artocarpus grandis Linden ex Cazzuola & Nencioni; Artocarpus integrifolius var. glaber Stokes; Artocarpus maximus Blanco; Artocarpus nanca Noronha; Artocarpus philippensis Lam.; Polyphema jaca Lour.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.
  • Common name : Jack Fruit Tree
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kathal (Hindi)
    • Halasu, Halsande, Halase hannu (Kannada)
    • Palaa (Tamil)
    • Panasah (Sanskrit)
    • Chakka maram, Pilavu, Plavu, Kottachakka (Malayalam)
    • Panasa (Oria)
    • Panasa (Telugu)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Cultivated in most parts of the world. Tropical evergreen forests, Tropical semi-evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : On hills to 1300m; in wild as well as in cultivation. Fruits are edible.
  • Flower, Fruit : November-July
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 27/04/1970
  • Collection Nos : HFP 16918
  • Collection Locality : Yettinahalla, Shiradi ghat, Hassan district
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Andhra Pradesh
    • Karnataka : All districts of Karnataka
    • Kerala : Kerala
    • Odisha : Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Jharkhand :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit, Siang
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    • Lakshadweep : Kavaratti Islands, Minicoy Islands
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
    • Cecil J. Saldanha, S. R. Ramesh (1984). Flora of Karnataka State vol. 1. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi
    • Gowda, 2004 – Flora of Sringeri
    • Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 – Flora of Bangalore
    • Seetharam et al., 2000 – Flora of Gulbarga
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – Flora of Mysore
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 – Flora of Coorg
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 -Flora of Udupi
    • Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • C., Sudhakar Reddy & Roy, Parth. (2011). Plant Diversity of Lakshadweep Islands.
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 389
    • Indigenous Plants at Biodiversity Park, Ranchi - Ranchi Afforestation Division, Forest and Environmental Department, Jharkhand
    • K.Ravikumar, A.C.Tangavelou, & Navendu Page. (2021). Seed plants of Karnataka, India: A concise dictionary. FRLHT-TDU, National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Chennai.
    • K. Karthigeyan, R. P. Pandey, & A. a. Mao (Eds.). (2023). Flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Vol. 2). Director, Botanical Survey of India.
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