Puli chekke – Monkey jack

Puli Chekke (Artocarpus gomezianus) one of the native trees in kodagu is an evergreen tree which grows up to 40 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical stem can be unbranched for 10 metres or more. The plant is harvested from the wild for its edible fruit, which is eaten locally. It is also sometimes cultivated for its fruit in Sri Lanka and southern India.

Kodava

Pulichekke

English

Monkey jack

Kannada

Wontemara

Botanical Name

 Artocarpus gomezianus Wall. ex Tree.

Family

 MORACEAE

Flowering starts

 December

Fruiting ends

 July

Uses

 Used as wild edible fruit.the fruit is used for making jams and jellies.