Artocarpus lakoocha

Artocarpus lakoocha

Artocarpus lakoocha, also known as monkey jack or monkey fruit, is a tropical deciduous tree distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

It reaches up to 10-15 meters in height.

The leaves are alternate, elliptical, pointed, and leathery.

The flowers are unisexual – male and female flowers in separate spherical heads, but on the same tree.

Male flowers are yellow-orange, and female flowers are reddish.

The fruit is a syncarp (the entire female inflorescence forms a fruit), irregularly rounded, green when young, turning yellow at maturity, and later brown.

Requires well-drained, moisture-rich soil. It prefers a sunny location.

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