Statue of Unity – Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat Rain Forest Ektanagar

Artocarpus lacucha

Syn. Artocarpus lakoocha

IUCN Red List Least Concern (LC)

Local name

  • Lakoocha (English)
  • Lakooch (Hindi)
  • Airawata (Sanskrit)

Tree type

Evergreen Deciduous
Family: Moraceae
15m

Indicated uses

Medicinal Edible Ornamental Avenue Other

Flowering & fruiting

Flowering Fruiting

Key characters

Artocarpus lacucha bark

Bark

Grey to dark brown, rough with shallow longitudinal fissures. Exudes abundant white, sticky latex when cut.

Artocarpus lacucha leaves

Leaves

Elliptic leaves, on 2–3 cm long stalks, are densely covered with yellow bristles. Leaves are large, 25–30 cm long, 15–20 cm wide. Leaf margin is entire or with small teeth.

Artocarpus lacucha flower

Flower

Flowers are tiny, yellowish, fused into a round flower body, 5–13 cm.

Artocarpus lacucha fruit / seeds

Fruit / Seeds

The fruits are nearly round or irregular, 2 to 5 inches wide, velvety, dull-yellow tinged with pink, with sweet-sour pulp.

Artocarpus lacucha

Did you know?

In northeastern Thailand, the tree’s dense, resonant heartwood is traditionally carved to make the pong lang, a distinctive local xylophone.

Distribution

World map showing distribution

North & East India to South Central China, Indo-China, Sumatera, Trinidad-Tobago