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Jackfruit
Jackfruit
Artocarpus heterophyllus
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
60-100 yrs
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
South Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Uncommon

About

Jackfruit trees are massive, with trunks that can grow up to 10 feet in diameter and 100 feet tall. They have a single trunk, and their fruit, which can weigh up to 1,000 pounds, is produced on the underside of the trunk.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Moraceae
Genus
Artocarpus
Species
Artocarpus heterophyllus