breadfruit

Also known as breadfruit tree, bread fruit, Artocarpus altilis, dugdug, breadnut, breadfruit-tree

Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is a species of flowering tree in the mulberry and jackfruit family (Moraceae) believed to have been selectively bred in Polynesia from the breadnut (Artocarpus camansi). Breadfruit was spread into Oceania via the Austronesian expansion and to further tropical areas during the Colonial Era. British and French navigators introduced a few Polynesian seedless varieties to Caribbean islands during the late 18th century.

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Breadfruit is a tropical tree species from the mulberry family that originated in Polynesia and was spread to Caribbean and other tropical regions by European navigators starting in the late 1700s. The tree produces a large starchy fruit that has historically served as a food source in the regions where it grows.

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Species

FamilyMoraceae

Native toCaroline Is., Marianas

麵包樹（学名：Artocarpus altilis），又稱麵包果、羅蜜樹、馬檳榔、麵磅樹，属桑科桂木属。原产于新幾內亞以及馬來群島，如今因人类传播而分布玻里尼西亚，印度南部，加勒比地区等热带地区。果实可食用，外型类似面包，因此而得名，樹木長可達2公尺以上。

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Wikidata facts

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taxon name: Artocarpus altilis
Commons category: Artocarpus altilis
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=4319
Commons gallery: Artocarpus altilis
taxon common name: navadni kruhovec
short name: A. altilis
taxon author citation: (Parkinson) Fosberg
external data available at URL: www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4

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Contents

Description
Propagation
Etymology and common names
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Nutrition
Uses
Food
Southeast Asia, Pacific Islands and Madagascar
South Asia
Caribbean and Latin America
Timber and other uses
In culture
Gallery
See also
References
External links

It is grown in 90 countries throughout South and Southeast Asia, islands in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, Central America, and Africa. Its name is derived from the texture of the moderately ripe fruit when cooked, similar to freshly baked bread and having a potato-like flavor.