Katthal

Middle-sized tree; evergreen

Bart thick and dark, deeply cracked, flasky

Leaves broad, deep glossy green on top, paler underneath, up to 20 cm long

Flowers male and female separate, on the same tree; male flowers tiny, in clusters emerging from new branchlets; female flowers densely crowded on old branches or directly from the trunk

Fruit gigantic, lumpy, barrel-or pear-shaped; pollinated by small files and beetles attracted by its mawkish smell

Where to See It Not common, 2 or 3 trees in Sundar Nagar, one tree opposite Jamuna Lodge in Qudsia Bagh, Delhi University nursery has a few specimens.