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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Artocarpus nobilis |
| Family name: |
MORACEAE
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| English name: |
Breadfruit
Ceylon Breadfruit
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| Sinhala name: |
Bedi del (බැදි දෙල්)
Wal del (වල් දෙල් )
Hingala del (හිඟල දෙල් )
Del (දෙල්)
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| Tamil name: |
Arsini Pla
Irappala
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| Sanskrit name: |
Available soon
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Evergreen tree, to 25 m high. Stipules 3-12 cm long; leaf lamina 14-32 x 8-23 cm; lateral veins 10-13 pairs; petiole 2-3 cm long; Sapling leaves pinnately lobed. Male head7-13 x 1.5 cm, cylidric, covered by flowers and bracts ; peduncle 3-7 cm long. Female head covered by peltate bracts. Syncarp up to 20 x 10 cm, cylindric, covered with persistent peltate bracts; peduncle 10-15 cm long. Seeds 8 x 7 mm.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Endemic
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| Edible parts: |
Fruit and seed
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| Treatment for: |
Worm Infestations - Ascartis lumbricoides
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Fruit
Seed
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Available soon
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