Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.

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Photo: Mark Hyde
Cambridge Drive, Greendale, Harare

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Common names:	Jack tree (English) Jackfruit (English)
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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.
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Derivation of specific name:	heterophylla: with leaves of different shapes.
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Worldwide distribution:	India.
Growth form(s):	Tree.
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
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).

Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Artocarpus heterophyllus

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