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 lacucha Buch.-Ham. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Artocarpus lakoocha Roxb., Artocarpus ficifolius | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Lakuch | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Monkey Jack | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Harikokthong | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 1600 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit syncarp (the entire female inflorescence forms a fruit), regularly round , green when young turning yellow at the time of maturity later brown |
| Habitat | Occurs along banks of stream usually in lowland areas and in well-protected spots | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia,Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar | Bark Details | The bark Is grey and the slash is deep red with milky latex |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | It is a deciduous tree 10-15 m tall branchlets are 3-6 mm thick densely covered with stiff pale brown to yellow velvety hairs | Leaf Details | Leaves10-25 cm long, elliptcal, pointed and leathery |
