Chapalish
Chapalish
Scientific name: Artocarpus chama Buch-Ham
Synonym: Artocarpus chaplasha Roxb.
Local name: Chambal, Cham, Kathalicham
Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988)
| Kingdom | :Plantae |
| Division | :Magnoliophyta |
| Class | :Magnoliopsida |
| Order | : Rosales |
| Family | :Moraceae |
| Genus | :Artocarpus |
| Species | : A. lacucha |
Botanical Description of Chapalish Plant
Habit: Perennial large deciduous tree
Root: Tap root system
Stem: A large deciduous tree, up to 30 m. tall
Leaf: Simple alternate, petiolate, lamina eliptic, ovate or obovate
Inflorescence: Plant monoecious, male and female heads born separately.
Fruit: A syncarp, globose, irregular lobed.
Chromosome number: 2n=56
Economic Importance: Trunk is used as furniture.