Wood Specimen's Information:  

 

  Museum Floor  &  Size of Specimens :

First Floor, Timber Section

  Specimen's Access Number :

CBRw002

  Binomial Name of Specimen :

Artocarpus integrifolia

  Specimen's Collector Name :

 

  Specimen's Collection Area :

Nilambur, Kerala

 

Specimen's Collection Date

:

 

  Specimen's Collection Country :

India

  Specimen's Collection Continent :

Asia

  Number of Specimen Available :

1

  Whether it is available for mutual exchange :

Yes

Scientific Classification of Wood Specimen:  

 

  Kingdom :

Plantae

  Division :

Magnoliophyta

 

Class

:

Magnoliopsida

  Order :

Rosales

  Family :

Moraceae

  Genus :

Artocarpus

  Subgenus :

 

  Species :

Artocarpus integrifolia

 

Author of Species

:

J.R. Forster & G. Forster

  Common/Trade Name :

Jackfruit, Jackfruit tree.

  Vernacular Name :

Hindi: Kanthal

Kannada: Halasu

Marathi: Fannas

Tamil: Pila

Telugu: Veru Panasa
  Distribution of Species :

Southeast Asian origin and the Pacific

 

Uses

:

The seeds are roasted and the green fruit eaten as a vegetable in curries.

  Normal Picture of Specimens :

 

  Anatomical Picture of Specimens :

 

 

 

 

 

References :

 

 
  1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artocarpus

  2. http://forest.ap.nic.in/Forest%20Flora%20of%20Andhra%20Pradesh/files/ff1661.htm

  3. Nyree Conrad Zerega- Dissertation Topic: Phylogeny of the genus Artocarpus (Moraceae), with a focus on the systematics, genetics, conservation, and biogeography of breadfruit

  4. Possible subgenera of Artocarpus

  5. Nyree Conrad Zerega- Dissertation Topic : Phylogeny of the genus Artocarpus (Moraceae), with a focus on the systematics, genetics, conservation, and biogeography of breadfruit

  6. Zerega, NJC and TJ Motley. 2001. Artocarpus (Moraceae) molecular phylogeny and the systematics and origins of breadfruit, Artocarpus altilis. Presented at the Botanical Society of America annual meeting, Albuquerque, NM, August 12 – 16, 2001