Jackfruit Introduction Kathal is an organic fruit of the Moraceae family. Its Latin name Artocarpus Heterophyllus and Kathal English names are Jack Tree or Jackfruit. Kathal (कटहल) is a Hindi name and other Hindi names of this vegetable are Kattar (कट्टर), Kathar (कटहर), Kadhal (कडहल), Kattal (कट्टल)  or