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The jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) [6] is a species of tree in the fig, mulberry, and breadfruit family (). [7] The jackfruit is the largest tree fruit, reaching as much as 55 kg (120 pounds) in weight, 90 cm (35 inches) in length, and 50 cm (20 inches) in diameter.
The flowers look like jackfruit flowers with reddish color. The individual fruit is a drupe , and these merge to varying degrees forming multiple fruit , can be cylindrical or triangular with blunt rounded tip and heart-shaped base, 30–110 cm (12–43 in) in length, 10–15 cm (3.9–5.9 in) in diameter measured in the middle.
Artocarpus is a genus of approximately 60 trees and shrubs of Southeast Asian and Pacific origin, belonging to the mulberry family, Moraceae.Most species of Artocarpus are restricted to Southeast Asia; a few cultivated species are more widely distributed, especially A. altilis (breadfruit) and A. heterophyllus (jackfruit), which are cultivated throughout the tropics.
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is a species of flowering tree in the mulberry and jackfruit family [2] [3] believed to be a domesticated descendant of Artocarpus camansi originating in New Guinea, the Maluku Islands, and the Philippines. It was initially spread to Oceania via the Austronesian expansion.
The appearance of the fruit can be regarded as an intermediate shape between the jackfruit and the breadfruit. It is round to oblong, 15–20 cm (6–8 in) long and 13 cm (5 in) broad, and weighing about 1 kg (2 lb). The thick rind is covered with soft, broad spines. They become hard and brittle as the fruit matures.
Turon (Tagalog pronunciation:; also known as lumpiang saging (Filipino for "banana lumpia") or sagimis in dialectal Tagalog, is a Philippine snack made of thinly sliced bananas (preferably saba or Cardaba bananas), rolled in a spring roll wrapper, fried till the wrapper is crisp and coated with caramelized brown sugar. [1]
Lansium domesticum, [1] commonly known as langsat (/ ˈ l ɑː ŋ s ɑː t /) [3] [4] or lanzon (plural lanzones, / l ɑː n ˈ z ɔː n ɛ s /,-/ ˈ s ɔː /-) [5] [6] [7] is a species of tree in the family Meliaceae with commercially cultivated edible fruits.
The Sacred Jackfruit Tree site is on the Kaina Hill, a small hillock in the southern part of a mountain range called Langmaijing, in the Imphal East district to the east of the Manipur valley. In the past, Kaina Hill was known as Lakhai Phandong Ching .