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'''Artocarpus hirsutus''' is a tree seen in evergreen and semi-evergreen forests from south Maharashtra to Kanyakumari.
==Uses==
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
The Artocarpus species are rich in phenolic compounds including flavonoids, stilbenoids, arylbenzofurons and Jacalin, a lectin.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Hebbalasu, Kadu halasu|ml=Ayani, Anjili, Ayini plavu|sa=Lakucha, Lakucah, Panasah|ta=Kattuppala, Aiyini pala, Kurangu pala, Pei pala|te=Adavi panasa|hi=Kathal|en=Wild Jack}} ==Habit=={{Habit|Tree}} ==Plant Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Lanceolate|Alternate, spiral, clustered at twigs end, tawny hirsute, caducous, leaving annular scar}}.<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|14cm long|Pendulous, Ovoid||Male flowers in axillary spikes, pendulous and Female flowers in axillary spikes, ovoid}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|||Syncarp (sorosis), subglobose or ellipsoid with long echinate processes, orange when ripe|Seeds many|}} ===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}, {{Propagation|Airlayering}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
In terms of taking care of the plant, minimal pruning is required Cutting off dead branches from the interior of the tree is only sometimes needed. In addition, twigs bearing fruit must be twisted or cut down to the trunk to induce growth for the next season.
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Western Ghats}}, {{Commonly seen|Malabar Coast}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Artocarpus hirsutus immature fruits from Tuvvur, Kerala, India.JPG|<center>Unriped fruit</center>
File:Artocarpus hirsutus fruit.jpg|<center>Riped fruit</center>
File:ആഞ്ഞിലി.jpg|<center>Unriped fruits in a tree</center>
File:ആഞ്ഞിലിപ്പഴം.jpg|<center>The riped fruit of Anhili with the outer skin removed</center>
Artocarpus hirsutus, wild jackfruit, ആഞ്ഞിലി. Leaf .jpg|<center>Leaf</center>
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874110002060 Ethnopharmacology]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/8066 Morphology]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://frlhtenvis.nic.in/KidsCentre/Artocarpus_hirsutus_1636.aspx Artocarpus hirsutus on ENVIS Centre on Conservation of Medicinal Plants]
* [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/8066 Artocarpus hirsutus on India Biodiversity Portal]
* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874110002060 Artocarpus: A review of its traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology]
* [https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/d5c0/67efca6a605cfebce2ad4b6a8a702887ccca.pdf Artocarpus: A review of its phytochemistry and pharmacology]
* [http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.381.143&rep=rep1&type=pdf Pharmacognostical studies on the bark of Artocarpus hirsutus Lam]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Moraceae]]
