Artocarpus hirsutus

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Artocarpus hirsutus
File:Artocarpus Hirsuta Bark.JPG
The bark of A.hirsutus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Moraceae
Tribe:
Artocarpeae
Genus:
Artocarpus
Species:
A. hirsutus
Binomial name
Artocarpus hirsutus

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Artocarpus hirsutus, known by a variety of names, such as Aini, Aini-maram, Aani, Anhili, Anjili, (Malayalam: ആഞ്ഞിലി), Hebbalasu (Kannada:ಹೆಬ್ಬಲಸು) and the Wild Jack or Jungle Jack is a tropical evergreen tree species that is native to India (Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu), where it prefers moist, deciduous to partially evergreen woodlands.[2][3]

The Artocarpus hirsutus grows in altitudes ranging from sea level to an elevation of 1000 m in places with an annual rainfall of 1500 mm or more. They are endemic to the Western Ghats and are found in its evergreen forests. The canopy tree can reach a height of up to 35 m and about 4.5 m in girth.[4]

The tree is prized for its durable timber which is comparable in quality with teak. The timber was used extensively in the construction of ceilings, door frames and furniture in older buildings, especially in Kerala.[5] The famous snake boats of Kerala are often hewn out of the Aini's wood.[6]

Its flowers are, unisexual, in axillary inflorescences and its fruits are syncarps and very sweet, changing to an orange hue when ripe. Its simple, alternate leaves will ooze latex if broken. It is harvested for its wood.[2][3]

Diseases: The important diseases of Artocarpus hirsutus reported from Southern part of India (Kerala state) are Pink disease (Corticium salmonicolor)[7] & Macrophomina leaf spot (Macrophomina phaseolina).[8]

Fruit

The ripe fruit of A. Hirsutus is eaten after removing the spiny outer skin. The structure of the fruit is similar to that of the much larger jackfruit. The seeds are also edible, usually fried as a snack.

Gallery

  • Artocarpus hirsutus immature fruits from Tuvvur, Kerala, India.JPG

    Artocarpus hirsutus unripe fruit

  • Artocarpus hirsutus fruit.jpg

    The ripe fruit of Jungle Jack

  • ആഞ്ഞിലി.jpg

    unripe fruits in a tree

  • ആഞ്ഞിലിപ്പഴം.jpg

    The ripe fruit of Anhili with the outer skin removed.

  • രണ്ട് ഐനിച്ചക്കകൾ.jpg

    ripe fruits

  • ഐനിച്ചക്ക.jpg

    a ripe fruit

  • ആഞ്ഞിലി ചക്ക അഥവാ ഐനി ചക്ക.jpg

    semi-ripe Anhili fruit.

  • Artocarpus hirsutus fungal infection.JPG

    Artocarpus hirsutus fungal infection

  • Artocarpus hirsutus fungal infection close up.JPG

    Artocarpus hirsutus fungal infection close-up

References

  1. ↑ Encycl. 3(1): 211. 1789 [19 Oct 1789] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ http://www.biotik.org/india/species/a/artohirs/artohirs_en.html
  5. ↑ http://parayilat.blogspot.in/2010/11/anjili-tree-of-many-uses.html
  6. ↑ http://www.hindu.com/folio/fo0107/01070420.htm
  7. ↑ http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20083207488.html
  8. ↑ http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20083027095.html

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