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Dinesh Valke
Jan 2, 2011, 1:38:48 PM1/2/11
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Moraceae (mulberry, fig family) » Artocarpus heterophyllus
Synonym: popular: Artocarpus integrifolia (correct: Artocarpus integrifolius), Artocarpus integer
ar-toe-karp-us or ar-toh-KAR-pus -- from the Greek artos, (bread) and carpus (fruit)
het-er-oh-FY-luh -- meaning, differently leaved
commonly known as: Indian bread-fruit, jack-fruit • Assamese: কঁঠাল kothal, পূতফল putaphala • Bengali: কাঁঠাল kãthal • Bhojpuri: कटहर katahar • Gujarati: ફણસ phanas • Hindi: कटहल kat-hal, पनस panas, पूतफल puta-phal • Kannada: ಪನಸು panasu • Khasi: dieng sohphan • Konkani: फोणोस phonos, पोणोसु ponosu • Kuki: lamphong • Lushai: la-ui, lâm-khuang • Malayalam: മഹാസര്ജ്ജം mahaasarjjam, മുരജഫലം murajaphalam, പലസം palasam, പനസം panasam, പിലാമ്പഴം pilaampazham • Manipuri: থৈবোং theibong • Marathi: पणस panas, फणस phanas • Mizo: lamkhuang • Nepali: कटहर् katahar • Oriya: ପନସ ponoso • Pali: panasa • Sanskrit: मुरजफलः murajaphala, पनसम् panasam, पूतफलः putaphalah • Sinhalese: kos • Tamil: மலைத்தேன் malai-t-ten, முழவுக்கனி mulavu-k-kani • Telugu: పనస panasa • Urdu: کٿهل kathal
The above names could also refer to raw fruit (used as vegetable), however in some of the languages it has specific name(s): Assamese: মুচি muchi • Bengali: ইঁচর ichor • Kannada: ಹಲಸು halasu • Konkani: कडगि kadagi • Malayalam: ചക്ക chakka • Marathi: पारा para • Tamil: கொத்தச்சக்கை kotta-c-cakkai, மோசு mocu, பலாக்கொட்டை pala-k-kottai • Tulu: ಗುಜ್ಜೆ gujje, ಕುಜ್ಜೆ kujjev
Further, the tree is known by these names, though some of them are of generic nature: Hindi: पूग poog, सदाफल sadaphal • Marathi: बारमाशी baramashi • Punjabi: ਤਿਊਨ tiun • Sanskrit: चम्पकालुः champakaluh, कण्टकम् kantakam, कण्टकिन्फलः kantakinphalah, कण्टाफलः kantaphalah, लक्ष्मीवत् lakshmivat, मूलम्फलदः mulamphaladah, पनसः panasah, फलम्वृक्षकः phalamvrukshakah, फलसः or फलशः phalasah, पूग poog, प्राञ्च्फलः pranchphalah, रसालः rasalah, उत्तर uttara
Native of: India; widely cultivated in the tropics
Edible use:
some facts:
some trivia:
Synonym: popular: Artocarpus integrifolia (correct: Artocarpus integrifolius), Artocarpus integer
ar-toe-karp-us or ar-toh-KAR-pus -- from the Greek artos, (bread) and carpus (fruit)
het-er-oh-FY-luh -- meaning, differently leaved
commonly known as: Indian bread-fruit, jack-fruit • Assamese: কঁঠাল kothal, পূতফল putaphala • Bengali: কাঁঠাল kãthal • Bhojpuri: कटहर katahar • Gujarati: ફણસ phanas • Hindi: कटहल kat-hal, पनस panas, पूतफल puta-phal • Kannada: ಪನಸು panasu • Khasi: dieng sohphan • Konkani: फोणोस phonos, पोणोसु ponosu • Kuki: lamphong • Lushai: la-ui, lâm-khuang • Malayalam: മഹാസര്ജ്ജം mahaasarjjam, മുരജഫലം murajaphalam, പലസം palasam, പനസം panasam, പിലാമ്പഴം pilaampazham • Manipuri: থৈবোং theibong • Marathi: पणस panas, फणस phanas • Mizo: lamkhuang • Nepali: कटहर् katahar • Oriya: ପନସ ponoso • Pali: panasa • Sanskrit: मुरजफलः murajaphala, पनसम् panasam, पूतफलः putaphalah • Sinhalese: kos • Tamil: மலைத்தேன் malai-t-ten, முழவுக்கனி mulavu-k-kani • Telugu: పనస panasa • Urdu: کٿهل kathal
The above names could also refer to raw fruit (used as vegetable), however in some of the languages it has specific name(s): Assamese: মুচি muchi • Bengali: ইঁচর ichor • Kannada: ಹಲಸು halasu • Konkani: कडगि kadagi • Malayalam: ചക്ക chakka • Marathi: पारा para • Tamil: கொத்தச்சக்கை kotta-c-cakkai, மோசு mocu, பலாக்கொட்டை pala-k-kottai • Tulu: ಗುಜ್ಜೆ gujje, ಕುಜ್ಜೆ kujjev
Further, the tree is known by these names, though some of them are of generic nature: Hindi: पूग poog, सदाफल sadaphal • Marathi: बारमाशी baramashi • Punjabi: ਤਿਊਨ tiun • Sanskrit: चम्पकालुः champakaluh, कण्टकम् kantakam, कण्टकिन्फलः kantakinphalah, कण्टाफलः kantaphalah, लक्ष्मीवत् lakshmivat, मूलम्फलदः mulamphaladah, पनसः panasah, फलम्वृक्षकः phalamvrukshakah, फलसः or फलशः phalasah, पूग poog, प्राञ्च्फलः pranchphalah, रसालः rasalah, उत्तर uttara
Native of: India; widely cultivated in the tropics
Edible use:
... under-ripe fruit as VEGETABLE
... ripe fruit as FRUIT
some facts:
... popularly known as poor man’s fruit in the eastern and southern parts of India.
... eaten unripe at 25-50% of full size as a vegetable, or ripe as a fruit
... the largest tree-borne fruit in the world, reaching 80 pounds in weight and up to 36 inches long and 20 inches in diameter.
... there are two main varieties. In one, the fruits have small, fibrous, soft, mushy, but very sweet carpels with a texture somewhat akin to raw oysters. The other variety is crisp and almost crunchy though not quite as sweet.
Quoted from: Department of Agriculture (Govt. of Sikkim)
"Jackfruit" is a common misspelling or typo for: jack-fruit.
Quoted from Websters Dictionary - Online
some trivia:
... referred to as vegetarian meat ... quoted in various sites discussing recipes
Gurcharan Singh
Jan 3, 2011, 9:05:41 PM1/3/11
to Dinesh Valke, efloraofindia
Knew it as vegetable. Nice to know that ripe ones can be eaten raw.
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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
tanay bose
Jan 17, 2011, 9:05:20 AM1/17/11
to mani nair, Gurcharan Singh, Dinesh Valke, efloraofindia
Nice and lovely
tanay
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Tanay Bose
Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant.
Department of Botany.
University of British Columbia .
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Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)
Department of Botany.
University of British Columbia .
3529-6270 University Blvd.
Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)
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