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Also Known As	Artocarpus heterophyllus • jakfruit

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A person slices open a large jackfruit at a market, revealing its yellow flesh and seeds inside the spiky green rind.

Multiple large green jackfruits (Artocarpus heterophyllus) growing directly from the trunk and branches of a jackfruit tree in a shaded outdoor area.

Jackfruit tree showing glossy green leaves and several developing jackfruit, with immature green and maturing brown fruit clustered on the trunk.

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