Under its accepted name Artocarpus heterophyllus (then as heterophylla) this species was described in Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique 3: 209. (1789) by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, from a specimen collected by botanist Philibert Commerson. Lamarck said of the fruit that it was coarse and difficult to digest. Larmarck's original description of tejas. t.3. Panckoucke;Plomteux. 1789. Приступљено 2012-11-23. „On mange la chair de son fruit, ainsi que les noyaux qu'il contient; mais c'est un aliment grossier et difficile à digérer.”
Elevitch, Craig R.; Manner, Harley I. (2006). „Artocarpus heterophyllus (Jackfruit)”. Ур.: Elevitch, Craig R. Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands: Their Culture, Environment, and Use. Permanent Agriculture Resources. стр. 112. ISBN9780970254450.
Pradeepkumar, T.; Jyothibhaskar, B. Suma; Satheesan, K. N. (2008). Prof. K. V. Peter, ур. Management of Horticultural Crops. Horticultural Science Series. 11. New Delhi, India: New India Publishing. стр. 81. ISBN978-81-89422-49-3. „The English name jackfruit is derived from Portuguese jaca, which is derived from Malayalam chakka”
Love, Ken; Paull, Robert E (јун 2011). „Jackfruit”(PDF). College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa.CS1 одржавање: Формат датума (веза)
Morton, Julia. „Jackfruit”. Center for New Crops & Plant Products, Purdue University Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. Приступљено 19. 4. 2016.CS1 одржавање: Формат датума (веза)