What is the meaning of artocarpus lakoocha?
Science Reporter | March 2020. LAKOOCHA is botanically known. Artocarpus lakoocha Roxb. Moraceae. The generic name is a combination of two Greek words, ‘Artos’ (meaning ‘bread’) and ‘Karpos’ (meaning ‘fruit’), while the species epithet is derived from the fruit’s common name in India. Local names for artocarpus lacucha are Lakoocha,Lakooch,Lakoochi, Badahara,Barhal,Dahu and Dahua etc. It is distributed throughout the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The tree is valued for its wood; its fruit is edible and is believed to have medicinal value.Artocarpus lacucha, also known as monkey fruit, or Monkey Jack or barhar (Hindi:बरहङ, badahar (Nepali:बडहर, Bengali: ডেউয়া/বত্তা) is a tropical evergreen tree species of the family Moraceae. It is distributed throughout the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.