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Artocarpus heterophyllus

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Overview

The jackfruit or jakfruit is a fruit tree in the mulberry family of Moraceae. Native to India, the species was first described under the name Artocarpus heterophyllus in Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique in 1789 by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, based on a specimen collected by botanist Philibert Commerson.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Jackfruit — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (SI): කොස් — CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikipedia (TA): பலா — CC BY-SA 4.0
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