The jackfruit (Artocarpus
heterophyllus) is a species of tree in the Artocarpus genus of the
mulberry family (Moraceae). It is native to parts of South and Southeast
Asia, and is believed to have originated in the southwestern rain
forests of India, in present-day Kerala, coastal Karnataka and
Maharashtra. This tree is widely cultivated in tropical regions of
India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia,
Indonesia and the Philippines. Jackfruit is also found in East Africa,
e.g., in Uganda, Tanzania and Mauritius, as well as throughout Brazil
and Caribbean nations such as Jamaica.
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