Moraceae

Jackfruit tree

Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.

Family: Moraceae
Genus: Artocarpus

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Jackfruit tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus) — FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (113)

Arabic: جاكية, جاك فروت, جاكا, خبزية متغايرة الاوراق
Armenian: Ջեկֆրուտ
arz: كاكايا
Assamese: কঁঠাল
Azerbaijani: Cekfrut
ban: Nangka
Bangla: কাঁঠাল, কাঠাঁল, কাঠাল
bbc: Pinasa
bdr: Nangka'
Belarusian: Джэкфрукт
bik: Langka
bo: པ་ར་མི་ཏ།
Bulgarian: Джакфрут, Индийско хлебно дърво
Burmese: ပိန္နဲပင်
Cantonese: 大樹菠蘿, 菠蘿蜜
Catalan: Jaquer, Kathal
Chinese: 波羅蜜, 菠萝蜜, 木波罗, 木菠萝, 树波罗, 树菠萝, 波罗蜜, 波罗蜜叶
Croatian: Nangka
Czech: Chlebovník různolistý, Džekfrut, Žakie
Divehi: ސައްކެޔޮ
Dutch: Nangka, Jackfruit
English: Jackfruit tree, Jackfruit, Jack tree, Nangka Tree
Esperanto: Jakvo, Ĵakfrukto
Estonian: Jaka
Filipino: Langka, Jackfruit, Nangka
Finnish: Intianleipäpuu, Jakkihedelmä, Jakkipuu
French: Jacquier, Jacque, Jaque, Jaquier, Pomme de jacque, Ti jac, Ti'jac, Tijac
Georgian: Ჯეკფრუტი
German: Jackfrucht, Jackbaum, Jackbaumfrucht, Jackfruit, Jakobsfrucht
gor: Langge
Greek: Αρτόκαρπος ο ετερόφυλλος
Gujarati: ફણસ
Hebrew: פרי-הג'ק, פרי הג'ק
Hindi: कटहल
hsb: Wšelakołopjenaty chlěbownik
Hungarian: Jákafa, Dzsekkfruit, Dzsekkfrút, Jackfruit
Icelandic: Saðningaraldin
Indonesian: Nangka
io: Jack-frukto
Irish: Seacthoradh
Italian: Jackfruit
Japanese: パラミツ, ジャックフルーツ, ハラミツ
Javanese: Nongko, Checek, Gori
Kannada: ಹಲಸು, ಆರ್ಟೋಕಾರ್ಪಸ್ ಮ್ಯಾಕ್ರೋಕ್ರಾಪೋನ್, ಆರ್ಟೋಕಾರ್ಪಸ್ ಹೆಟೆರೋಫಿಲ್ಲಸ್, ನಂಗ್ಕಾ ಮರ, ಹಲಸಿನ ಮರ, ಹಲಸು ಮರ
Kazakh: Джекфрут
kge: Lamasa
Khmer: ខ្នុរ
Kinyarwanda: Igifenesi, Urubuto rwa Yakobo
koi: Джекфрут
Konkani: पणस
Korean: 잭프루트, 잭프룻
kv: Джекфрут
lah: جیکفروٹ
Lao: ໝາກມີ້
Latvian: Džekfrūts, Indijas maizeskoks
lbe: Жекфрут, Джекфрут
Lithuanian: Stambusis duonmedis
Macedonian: Разнолистен лебовец, Џекфрут
mad: Nangka
Maithili: कटहर
Malagasy: Finesy, Ampalibe
Malay: Pokok Nangka, Buah Nangka, Nangka
Malayalam: പ്ലാവ്, പിലാവ്, ഫലശം
map: Nangka
Marathi: फणस
mdf: Джакфрут
min: Cubadak
mnc: ᠪᠠᡵᠠᠮᡳᡩᠠ
mrj: Джекфрут
mwl: Jaqua
nan: Po-lô-bi̍t
Nepali: रुख कटहर, रूखकटहर
nia: Na'a
Norwegian Bokmål: Jackfrukt
Norwegian Nynorsk: Jackfrukt
nrm: Jatchyi
Odia: ପଣସ
pam: Yangka
Persian: جکفروت
Polish: Chlebowiec różnolistny, Drzewo bochenkowe
Portuguese: Jaca
Punjabi: ਕਟਹਲ
Russian: Джекфрут
Sanskrit: पनसफलम्
sat: ᱜᱷᱟᱱᱴᱟᱲ
sco: Jackfruit
Serbian: Џекфрут
Serbian (Latin): Nangka
shn: တူၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇလၢင်း, တူၼ်ႈမႆႉမၢၵ်ႇလၢင်း
Sindhi: فڻس
Sinhala: කොස්, Jackfruit
Slovak: Chlebovník celistvolistý, Chlebovník celolistý
Slovenian: Jakobovec
Spanish: Arbol de Jack, Arbol jack, Arbol yaka, Fruta de jack, Fruta de yaka, Jackfruit, Nanca, Yaca
Sundanese: Nangka
Swahili: Mfenesi, Kifenesi
Swedish: Jackfrukt
szy: Nipaluma-tabakiay apalu, tabakiay apalo
Tamil: பலா, பலா மரம், பலாப்பழம், பிலாப்பழம்
tcy: ಪೆಲಕಾಯಿ
Telugu: పనస, ఆర్టోకార్పస్ హెటిరోఫిల్లస్, పనస పండు, పనసపండు
Thai: ขนุน, ไม้ขนุน
Tongan: Mei ʻinitia
Turkish: Jak, Jak meyvesi
ty: ’uru taratoni
udm: Джекфрут
Ukrainian: Джекфрут
Urdu: کٹھل
Uyghur: پارامىتا
Vietnamese: Mít
war: Langkâ, Langka
wuu: 波罗蜜
xmf: Ჯეკფრუტი

Synonyms

Artocarpus brasiliensis Gomes
Artocarpus maximus Blanco
Artocarpus nanca Noronha
Artocarpus philippensis Lam.
Saccus heterophyllus (Lam.) Kuntze
Sitodium cauliflorum Gaertn.

Flowers

In flower: January to February, April, September (from 15 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Samuel Lee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Carolina Leal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Diana Studer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: This work was made by Tushar Hossain and released under the license, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Adityamadhav83, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: tinykoeman4, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Huey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: worldtour santos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Nicolas Sirtori, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.