Artocarpus lacucha
Monkey Jack, Monkey Jack Tree
Other regional names: Monkeyfruit
- Monkeyfruit
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Moraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Artocarpus lacucha (commonly known as Monkey-Jack or Monkey-Jack-Tree) is a tree belonging to the Moraceae family. Originating in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Trinidad-Tobago