Hebbalasu Tree - Artocarpus hirsuta

[raghu ananth]

Local name: Hebbalasu, Kadu halasu
Scientific: Artocarpus hirsuta
Location: Enekal reserve forest, Kukke
Date: Mar 2009

Palm sized fruit, looks very similar to common jack fruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), mostly eaten by birds and mammals, Bark with no branches till 40-50 feet from ground, fruits were found at that heigh and some of them are found falling in this season.

Please check this link for details on this trees's habitat, comparison with jack fruit, distribution, characteristics etc..

http://www.frlht.org/newenvis/

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Regards
Raghu

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[Farida Abraham]

cannot see the fruit clearly but from your description could it be bread fruit? FA

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Farida ji, for the feedback.

 

If you mean Artocarpus incisa or Monstera deliciosa by bread fruit- I think there leaves are quite different than the one posted by Raghu ji.

 

Here is a link for Artocarpus hirsuta with lots of pictures & details: http://www.biotik.org/india/species/a/artohirs/artohirs_en.html

2009/4/9 Farida Abraham <fa.ab...@gmail.com>

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[Yazdy Palia]

Hi friends,
The leaves are not that of bread fruit.
Moreover, I am yet to see a bread fruit of that colour.
Regards
Yazdy