This is an illustration of a jackfruit. It is the world's largest fruit, reaching enormous sizes with a diameter of up to 20 inches, a length of 35 inches, and a weight of nearly 120 pounds. While the ripe fruit is used as a sweet dessert, the unripe fruit is cooked and referred to as “vegetable meat ” due to its texture.
Botanical information
Informations of the plants imaged for these illustrations is bellow.
Botanical name
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Artocarpus heterophyllus
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Jack fruit
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chakka
Plantae Category
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Moraceae
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Artocarpus
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Artocarpus heterophyllus
Origin
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Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia
