Monday, 23 February 2015

Origin of fruit Jackfruit



Jackfruit Artocarpus heterophyllus has a Latin name. This plant is native to India allegedly are now spread throughout the world, especially Southeast Asia. There are two kinds of jackfruit, namely:
Artocarpus heterophyllus or Artocarpus integer Merr Lamk commonly called jackfruit.Artocarpus champeden stoke or Artocrpus Integrifolia commonly called jackfruit. However, people like jackfruit. Types of forest jackfruit can be found in Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Cempedak has coarse fur on the leaves as well as the specific aromatic and crisp, while jackfruit not. In the wild, the jackfruit and jackfruit easily mate cross.

The nature of Botany Fruit
Jackfruit Jackfruit is a tall forest tree plant can reach 25 m. The wood is hard, if it was an old yellow to reddish. All parts of the plant sap and jackfruit sap-called sticky. Jackfruit plants resistant and resistant shade on open land.
A. Leaves and Stems
The leaves are oval, wide, thick and somewhat stiff. Surface smooth to rough hairy leaves. The leaves are sticky. Little branches, growth tends upward. The wood is hard and gummy.
B. Flowers
The flowers are of two kinds, namely the male flowers and female flowers. Location of separate interest, but in the tree (monoecious). The flowers are out on the trunk, branches or twigs and hang like the durian.
C. Fruit
Jackfruit relatively large and seedy. Her skin was soft spiked. Each seed is wrapped in flesh (endocarp) and eksokarp (dami) containing gelatin. Actually jackfruit is a compound fruit that is flowering and arranged perpendicular to the fruit stalk, forming a large building compact and round to oval shape called Babal. Thorn fruit that looks real is the former head of the pistil. Female flowers on Babal look fat, whereas males Babal slim shape. Rind green to reddish yellow. Flesh thin to thick. Once ripe, red fruit flesh is yellow, soft, sweet and specific aroma.
D. Root
Has a taproot and the roots are very strong side and inside. Even able to penetrate the walls of the house.

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