Artocarpus hirsutus, commonly known as wild jack, hairy bread-fruit tree, hirsute artocarpus or Maria plum is a tropical evergreen tree species native to India. It is found primarily in Kerala, but also in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, where it grows in moist, deciduous to partially evergreen woodlands.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Wild jack being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Artocarpus lacucha
- Artocarpus elasticus
- Neolamarckia cadamba
- Poulsenia armata
- Nauclea orientalis
- Artocarpus integer
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Moraceae
- Genus
- Artocarpus
- Species
- Artocarpus hirsutus
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