Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.

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Artocarpus heterophyllus

Photo: Mark Hyde
Cambridge Drive, Greendale, Harare

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Photo: Mark Hyde
Cambridge Drive, Greendale, Harare

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Photo: Mark Hyde
Cambridge Drive, Greendale, Harare

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Photo: Mark Hyde
Cambridge Drive, Greendale, Harare

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Photo: Mark Hyde
Cambridge Drive, Greendale, Harare

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Photo: Mark Hyde
Cambridge Drive, Greendale, Harare

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Photo: Mark Hyde
Cambridge Drive, Greendale, Harare

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Photo: Mark Hyde
Cambridge Drive, Greendale, Harare

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Photo: Mark Hyde
Cambridge Drive, Greendale, Harare

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Photo: Mark Hyde
Cambridge Drive, Greendale, Harare

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Synonyms:
Common names: Jack tree (English) Jackfruit (English)
Description: Large evergreen tree. Leaves simple or sometimes lobed; petiole up to 7 cm; lamina 20-40 × 7.5-18 cm, elliptic to obovate, shiny, dark green, thickly textured. Flowers and fruit borne on the trunk and large branches. Male spikes to 10 cm; female. Fruit very large, up to 60 cm, cylindric to ellipsoid, with a prickly surface.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: heterophylla: with leaves of different shapes.
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: India.
Growth form(s): Tree.
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Literature:

Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 25.

Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 294 - 297. (Includes a picture).

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Flora of Burundi: Artocarpus heterophyllus

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Artocarpus heterophyllus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Artocarpus heterophyllus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Artocarpus heterophyllus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Artocarpus heterophyllus
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iNaturalist: Artocarpus heterophyllus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Artocarpus heterophyllus
JSTOR Plant Science: Artocarpus heterophyllus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Artocarpus heterophyllus
Plants of the World Online: Artocarpus heterophyllus
Tropicos: Artocarpus heterophyllus
Wikipedia: Artocarpus heterophyllus


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Artocarpus heterophyllus.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=184880, retrieved 2 December 2024

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