Taxonomy
Artocarpus heterophyllus (Moraceae)
Synonyms:
Artocarpus integer
Artocarpus integrifolius
Common Names:Synonyms:
Artocarpus integer
Artocarpus integrifolius
Jackfruit
Jak-Fruit
Jak
Jaca
Classification:
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.
Kingdom: Plantae-Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta-Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta-Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta-Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida-Dicotyledons
Subclass: Hamamelidae
Order: Urticales
Family: Moraceae - Mulberry family
Genus: Artocarpus J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.
Species: Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. - Jackfruit
Descriptio.
Jackfruit is a handsome tree that can grow up to 9-21 m (70 ft) tall, with evergreen, alternate, glossy and leathery leaves to 22.5 cm (9 in) in length.The tree is monoecious, meaning that male and female flowers appear on the same tree. Tiny male flowers are borne in oblong clusters, while the female flower clusters are rounded. The largest of all trees produces fruits that can reach 20-90 cm (3 ft) in length and weighing 4.5-20 or as much as 50 kg (110 lbs). All parts of the tree contain sticky, white latex.
The fruit has a unique compound structure. The exterior of the fruit is green or yellow when ripe and composed of numerous hard, cone-like points attached to a thick and rubbery, pale yellow or whitish wall. The interior consists of large fully developed "bulbs" (called perianths) of yellow, banana-flavored flesh, massed among narrow ribbons of thin, tough undeveloped perianths and a central, pithy core. Each bulb encloses a smooth, oval, light-brown "seed" covered with a thin white membrane. The seed is thick, white and crisp within. One single fruit can have from 100 to 500 seeds inside.
There is one other unique and peculiar aspect about the Jackfruit: when fully ripe, the unopened fruit emits a strong disagreeable odor, resembling that of decayed onions, while the pulp of the opened fruit smells of pineapple and banana.
The fruit has a unique compound structure. The exterior of the fruit is green or yellow when ripe and composed of numerous hard, cone-like points attached to a thick and rubbery, pale yellow or whitish wall. The interior consists of large fully developed "bulbs" (called perianths) of yellow, banana-flavored flesh, massed among narrow ribbons of thin, tough undeveloped perianths and a central, pithy core. Each bulb encloses a smooth, oval, light-brown "seed" covered with a thin white membrane. The seed is thick, white and crisp within. One single fruit can have from 100 to 500 seeds inside.
There is one other unique and peculiar aspect about the Jackfruit: when fully ripe, the unopened fruit emits a strong disagreeable odor, resembling that of decayed onions, while the pulp of the opened fruit smells of pineapple and banana.
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