Jackfruit
Artocarpus heterophyllus · Moraceae · 잭푸르트
How to spot it
Notable for huge compound fruits covered with conical bumps, borne on the trunk and thick branches.
Look
- Leaves
- Thin, leathery, obovate-elliptic to elliptic leaves, smooth above and rough beneath.
- Fruit
- A large compound fruit covered with conical bumps; the aril is juicy and sweet, and the seeds are edible roasted or boiled.
- Bark
- Rough or scaly, dark gray to gray-brown.
Where it grows
- Native to
- Native to tropical Asia.