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Jackfruit is native to south Asia – India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. It was introduced to and has become naturalized in Malaysia and Indonesia. It is commercially grown and sold in South Asia, Southeast Asia and northern Australia.
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Lim, T.K. (2012). Artocarpus heterophyllus. In: Edible Medicinal And Non Medicinal Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2534-8_43
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