Hairy Bread-Fruit Tree

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Hairy Bread-Fruit Tree
• Hirsute Artocarpus
• Wild Jack Fruit
• wild jack

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Saccus hirsutus

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified under the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. Within the subclass Magnoliidae, it is placed in the order Rosales and the family Moraceae. Finally, it is identified by the genus Artocarpus.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant is native to the tropical regions of the Indian Subcontinent. Within this vast area, its primary natural habitat can be found in India. Additionally, the species is widely distributed across the island nation of Sri Lanka. These specific locations represent the core geographical range for the species. Consequently, its presence is closely tied to the climatic conditions of these two South Asian territories.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Life history

The life history of Artocarpus hirsutus is characterized by its nature as a perennial plant, allowing it to persist through multiple growing seasons and establish a long-term presence in its ecosystem. As an evergreen species, it maintains its foliage throughout the year, ensuring continuous photosynthetic activity and providing a stable canopy structure without the seasonal shedding of leaves.

Deciduousness :

evergreen

Lifecycle :

perennial

Morphology

The morphology of Artocarpus hirsutus is characterized by its robust growth form as a woody tree. This species exhibits a substantial stature, with a mean plant height reaching approximately 35 m. In terms of its structural habit, the plant is classified as self-supporting, meaning it does not rely on other structures for climbing like a liana or vine, but instead maintains its own vertical integrity through its woody development.

Climber :

self-supporting

Growth form :

tree

Plant height mean:

35 m

Woodiness :

woody

Physiology

The physiology of Artocarpus hirsutus is characterized by a C3 photosynthetic pathway, which dictates its carbon fixation processes and metabolic efficiency under varying environmental conditions. The structural composition of its vegetative body is reflected in its stem specific density (SSD), which exhibits a mean value of 470 mg/cm³, with recorded fluctuations ranging from a minimum of 420 mg/cm³ to a maximum of 520 mg/cm³. Furthermore, the plant does not function as a nitrogen fixer, relying instead on soil nutrient availability rather than symbiotic nitrogen-fixing mechanisms to meet its nitrogen requirements.

Nitrogen fixer :

no

Photosynthetic pathway :

C3

Stem specific density (SSD) max:

520 mg/cm³

Stem specific density (SSD) mean:

470 mg/cm³

Stem specific density (SSD) min:

420 mg/cm³

Reproduction

The reproduction of Artocarpus hirsutus is centered on the production of specialized seeds that exhibit highly consistent morphological characteristics. Quantitative analysis of its reproductive output reveals a remarkably narrow range in seed mass, indicating a stabilized evolutionary strategy for seed development. The seed mass follows a precise distribution, with a recorded mean value of approximately 0.714196667 g. This consistency is further evidenced by the minimal variance between the extreme measurements, where the maximum seed mass is recorded at 0.7143 g and the minimum seed mass is 0.714 g. Such uniformity in seed mass suggests a controlled reproductive process that ensures predictable resource allocation for each offspring, contributing to the species' ability to establish itself within its ecological niche.

Seed mass max:

0.7143 g

Seed mass mean:

0.714196667 g

Seed mass min:

0.714 g

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Chemicals

Artocarpus hirsutus has 1 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include ARTOCARPIN.

ARTOCARPIN

1. Journal of natural products

Conditions

Artocarpus hirsutus has 3 reported investigations on conditions identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include biofilm, chronic diseases, infections.

Biofilm

1. Journal of natural products

Chronic diseases

1. Journal of natural products

Infections

1. Journal of natural products