Moraceae
Artocarpus

Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.

First published in Encycl. 3: 209 (1789)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. India. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as animal food and a medicine, has environmental uses and social uses and for food.

Descriptions

Moraceae, C.C. Berg (University of Bergen). Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1989

Morphology General Habit
Tree.
Morphology Leaves
Lamina ± 10–20 × 6–10 cm., entire.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences on the main branches and the trunk.
Habitat
in higher rainfall areas in the coastal region, in the Usambara Mts. of Tanzania, and also in Uganda; sometimes grown in the midlands of Kenya as an ornamental but not for fruit.
Distribution
native of tropical Asia.
[FTEA]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 1450 - 1500 m.; Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Árbol
[CPLC]

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
árbol del pan, yaca, yaco
[UNAL]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 1450–1500 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Santander.
Habit
Tree.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, shrubland, artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]

Moraceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958

Vernacular
The Jack-fruit.
[FWTA]

Uses

Use Animal Food
Used as animal food.
Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Gene Sources
Used as gene sources.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Materials
Used as material.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
Use Social
Social uses.
[UPFC]

Common Names

English
Jackfruit

Sources

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    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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