Artocarpus hirsutus Lam.

Hirsute artocarpus (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Moraceae > Artocarpus

Characteristics

A tall evergreen tree. The young shoots have sharp hairs. The leaves are broadly oval. They are 25 cm long by 14 cm wide. The fruit is oval and has sharp hairs. It is 15 cm long by 10 cm wide. They are orange colour when ripe.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 35.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. In grows in evergreen and moist deciduous forest.
More
Evergreen forests at elevations up to 1,300 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The unripe fruits are used for making curry. The ripe fruit are eaten raw. The seeds are eaten. They are fried or roasted.
Uses eating environmental use fodder food gene source material medicinal shade timber wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Diuretics (aerial part), Acne vulgaris (bark), Exanthema (bark), Wound healing (bark), Anorexia (fruit), Aphrodisiacs (fruit), Appetite stimulants (fruit), Colic (fruit), Flatulence (fruit), Lymphadenitis (leaf), Orchitis (leaf), Hydrocele (leaf), Hair loss (seed), Antirheumatic agents (seed), Tumor (unspecified), Lymphadenitis (unspecified), Orchitis (unspecified), Apnea (whole plant excluding root), Central nervous system diseases (whole plant excluding root), Diuretics (whole plant excluding root), Parasympatholytics (whole plant excluding root)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Optimum temperature (C°) 22 - 32
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Productivity -

Images

Artocarpus hirsutus unspecified picture

Distribution

Artocarpus hirsutus world distribution map, present in India and Lao People's Democratic Republic

Conservation status

Artocarpus hirsutus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:850390-1
WFO ID wfo-0000550493
COL ID H25Q
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Saccus hirsutus Artocarpus hirsutus Artocarpus pubescens