Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Complete Taxonomic details of Species: Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.

Family: Moraceae Genus: Artocarpus Species: Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.( कटहल )

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Synonym Artocarpus maximus Blanco, Artocarpus integrifolius Auct. Non L.f. Flower Color Greenish
Common Name 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 agregate, 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, blackish-grey, exfoliating surface orange-red, blaze pinkish-yellow; exudation milky white latex
Distribution in Haryana Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar Origin Native
    Leaf Type Simple
    Leaf Arrangement Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
    Leaf Shape Ovate
Description of Species Evergreen trees, up to 25 m high. Bark, blackish-grey, exfoliating surface orange-red, blaze pinkish-yellow; exudation milky white latex. Leaves simple, alternate. Stipules lateral, ovate-lanceolate. Leaf simple, 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 stamen1,filament somewhat flattened,stout.ovary superior, globose-obovoid. Style exserted. Stigma spathulate. Fruit a sorosis oblong,tuberculate, tubercles conical yellowish-green, fruiting perianth yellow to light orange, fleshy. Seeds elliptic-oblong, smooth, glossy Leaf Details Bark, blackish-grey, exfoliating surface orange-red, blaze pinkish-yellow; exudation milky white latex
 

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