(Artocarpus heterophylum). In
popular use in the seventeenth century for household furniture, Brohier writes
it lost popularity for most of the eighteenth century, and came back into
frequent use during the 19th century. Jak is cultivated extensively for it
large fruit and it timber as a utility building wood and for small furniture
objects such as chairs and chests. Jak is yet prevalent and in use, and the
wood and roots are a source of dye.