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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.
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.
The individual flowers are often small, with single whorled or absent perianth. Most flowers have either petals or sepals, but not both, known as monochlamydeae, and have pistils and stamens in different flowers, known as diclinous. Except for Brosimum gaudichaudii and Castilla elastica, the perianth in all species of the Moraceae contain ...
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Artocarpus: artocarpus trees; Artocarpus altilis: breadfruit Moraceae (mulberry family) Artocarpus ansiophyllus: entawak Moraceae (mulberry family) Artocarpus heterophyllus: common jackfruit Moraceae (mulberry family) Artocarpus integer: chempedak Moraceae (mulberry family) Artocarpus kemando: pudau Moraceae (mulberry family) Artocarpus lacucha ...