breadfruit
Sign in to saveBreadfruit (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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- breadfruit
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- medicinal plant
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17 sectionsContents
- 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
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- References
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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.
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.