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Treculia
Sign in to saveTreculia is a genus of trees in the plant family Moraceae that is native to west and central Africa and Madagascar. The best-known member of the genus, Treculia africana, commonly known as the African breadfruit, is used as a food plant.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRosales
- FamilyMoraceae
Treculia es un género con 16 especies de plantas de flores pertenecientes a la familia Moraceae, son nativos del este de Asia.[1] Especies seleccionadas Treculia acuminata Treculia affona Treculia africana Treculia brieyi Treculia centralis Treculia dewevrei Treculia erinacea Treculia lamiana Treculia madagascarica Treculia mollis Treculia obovoidea Treculia parva Treculia perrieri Treculia sambiranensis Treculia staudtii Treculia zenkeri Referencias ↑ Walker, Matt (24 December 2009). «Chimps use cleavers and anvils as tools to chop food». BBC News. Consultado el 24 December 2009. Datos: Q2839180 Multimedia: Especies: Treculia
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Treculia is a genus of trees in the plant family Moraceae that is native to west and central Africa and Madagascar. The best-known member of the genus, Treculia africana, commonly known as the African breadfruit, is used as a food plant.
The fruits are hard and fibrous, can be the size of a volleyball and weight up to 8.5 kg. Chimpanzees have been observed to use tools to break the fruits into small pieces that they can eat.