Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Moraceae | Genus: Artocarpus | Species: Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. |
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| Synonym | Artocarpus brasiliensis Gomez , Artocarpus maxima Blanco |
Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Jackfruit, Kathal | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Jackfruit | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Theibong | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 1000 m | Fruit Type | Aggregate |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit 30-45 X 20-25 cm, oblong, tuberculate, tubercles conical yellowish-green, fruiting perianth yellow to light orange and pleshy |
| Habitat | Occurs in evergreen and semi-evergreen forests also widely cultivated | Bark Type | Exfoliating |
| Distribution | India, Sri lanka, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Malysia, Myanmar, Tanzani, Thailnd, Uganda and Vietnam | Bark Details | Bark 10-12 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 manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | It is a large tree with a dense crown, reaching a height of 15 m or more; the cylindrical stem is rounded at the ends; bark grey-brown to dark brown with warty excrescences; blaze pale pink to yellow, exuding a copious milky latex when cut | Leaf Details | Stipules 3-5 cm long, lateral, ovate-lanceolate, sheathing, glabrous, cauducous |
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