Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Grass
Origin
Southeast Asia, Southern Asia, Western Asia
World/Pandemic
Types
Artocarpus heterophyllus
Paspalum vaginatum
Number of Varieties
25010
0
40000
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Habitat
tropical environments, Tropical regions
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-118-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H2, 17, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,800.00 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
400.00 cm50.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Green, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Yellow, Brown
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic and Ovate
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Sprigging or Stolonizing
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week
Needs more water during establishment
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer
organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Borers, fungus, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Dollar spot, Leaf spot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Civet cat, Wild boar
Billbugs, Crickets, Cutworms
Allergy
Food Allergy, Throat itching
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Anti-ageing, Beautiful Skin, Glowing Skin, Good Cleanser, Good for skin, Good for skin and hair
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, Cold, Energy, Hair Loss, High blood pressure, Indigestion, Regulates Blood Sugar, Skin Disorders, Thyroid problems, Ulcers
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
-
Other Uses
Application in Furniture, Used As Food, Used for woodware
Used as a golf course turf, Used to feed livestock
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Lawns and Turf
Botanical Name
Artocarpus heterophyllus
PASPALUM vaginatum
Common Name
Jackfruit, Jakfruit, Jack
Biscuit Grass, Seashore Paspalum
In Hindi
कटहल
Seashore Paspalum
In German
Jack
Seashore Paspalum
In French
Jackfrucht
Seashore Paspalum
In Spanish
yaca
Paspalum
In Greek
καρποί
Αιγιαλός Paspalum
In Portuguese
jaca
seashore Paspalum
In Polish
chlebowca
Nad morzem Paspalum
In Latin
Jackfruit
Paspalum maris
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Urticales
Cyperales
Family
Moraceae
Poaceae
Genus
Artocarpus
Paspalum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Artocarpeae
Paniceae
Subfamily
-
Panicoideae
Number of Species
15020
1
27800
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