This document contains information on four different plants: jack tree, breadfruit tree, date palm tree, and corypha palm. It provides details on the binomial name, family, place of origin, physical description, uses of fruits/seeds/other parts, growing conditions, and lifespan for each plant. Key facts included are that jack tree is native to South and Southeast Asia, date palm is one of the oldest crops native to India and Arabia, and breadfruit is important as a food source in many parts of the world.

2. Presented by,
Reshma Varghese
Class no: 195

3. Binomial : Artocarpus heterophyllus
Family : Moraceae

4.  Jack tree is a large tree producing a number of fruits.
The flesh of the fruit is starchy, fibrous and a source
of dietary fiber.
 It is the native of southern and south eastern Asia.
 The two important varieties of Kerala are varikka
and koozha.
 Varikka is slightly hard inner flesh when ripe, while
the koozha fruit is very soft.

5.  After removing and the skin of unripe fruit, the
whole fruit can be chopped in to edible portions
and cooked in different ways to make delicious
dishes.
 The ripe fruit is sweet and is used to make a variety
of dishes like custards, cakes etc.
 Ripe fruits after removing the seeds are fried and
used as chips.

6.  The seeds are also edible. They are used to
make delicious dishes.
 The heart wood of jack tree is very durable
and is used for making furniture and
constructing buildings.

7. Binomial :Artocarpus altilis
Family: Moraceae

8.  The breadfruit is one of the most important food
fruits of world. It is the native of Malaysia.
 The tree is very beautiful and it grows upto a height
of 20m or more.
 Leaves are deeply incised.
 The prickly bread frits are brownish yellow when
ripe, with a fibrous yellow pulp.

9.  The fruits are borne in clusters. They are eaten fresh
or cooked.
 Most usually they are baked, boiled, roasted or fried
or ground up and used for bread.
 The carbohydrate content is about 20%.

10. Binomial :Phoenix dactylifera
Family :Arecaceae

11.  Phoenix or date palm is one of the oldest crop, it
is the native of India and Arabia.
 Date palm is slender, tall and unbranched tree,
growing up to a height of 30m.It usually produces
offshoots from the base.

12.  Male plants produce 30-50 inflorescence, whereas
female plants will produce only 8-12.
 Fruit is a round berry, which is hard and green at
first. It turns yellow or red when ripe.
 Fruit flesh is thick and sweet.

13.  Date palm can grow in almost all kinds of soil.
 Sandy soil and good irrigation are desirable. Older
trees do not require much water.
 Their lifespan may extend upto 200 years.

15.  Dates are the staple food of Arabs.
 They are also used in making jams, cakes,
beverages, confectionaries etc.
 They are useful in relieving respiratory problems.
Also, they are u good laxatives.

16.  Water soaked seeds are used as a feed for horses,
camels, goats and poultry.
 The leaves of date palms are used for making
masks, fans, basket and ropes.
 The sweet date palm sap is used to make jaggery
and sugar.

17. Family : Arecaceae

18.  Corypha is a genus of fan palms. There are
only less than ten species are cultivated now
a days.
 Corypha has a thick trunk and massive fan
shaped leaves. A fully mature palm has a
height of 25m.
 After the flowers have set into fruits, the tree
dies.

19.  Most species of corypha grow very slow.
 They grow well in tropical regions.
 They require full sun and well drained soil to
survive.
 Their leaves are used for thatching.
 Stems are used for paper making and rope making.