Jack fruit tree
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Scientific name
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.
English Name
Jackfruit Tree
Malayalam name
പ്ലാവ്
Common name
Jackfruit
Description
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, also widely cultivated
- Leaves : simple, alternate.
- Flowers : unisexual, minute, yellowish-green,
- Fruits : a sorosis, oblong, tuberculate
- Seeds : elliptic-oblong, smooth, glossy.
How to use
- Skin disease : young leaves are used to treat certain skin diseases.
- Ulcers : the ash is used to treat ulcers.
- Diarrhea : Decotion of the root is useful for treating diarrhea.
Uses
Fever, skin disease, cataract
Parts used
Roots, leaves, fruits, seeds and gum
Conservation
Propagation & Cultivation
It can be propagated through seeds.For this,first clean the seed and soak it in water for 24hrs to soften the seed coat.Next plant the seed in a seed tray filled with a mixture of soil and compost.Cover the tray with plastic wrap to maintain a high level of humidity and place it in a warm location.The seeds should germinate in 4-6 weeks.
