Breadfruit tree

Artocarpus altilis

The spherical fruits of the breadfruit tree can weigh up to one kilogram. Beneath their green, warty skin lies a yellowish-white, doughy flesh.

This rather small tree grows to a height of around 15 to 20 metres.

It is characterised by its egg-shaped, glossy dark-green leaves, which are deeply three-lobed. The male flowers consist of a 30-centimetre-long, downward-curving spike, whilst the female flowers form spherical clusters containing hundreds of flowers.

The seeds of the breadfruit tree resemble chestnuts.

Distribution

originally from New Guinea and the Moluccas, now with a distribution throughout the world’s tropical regions

Use

food (flesh and seeds), material for weaving (raffia), wood for boat-building, ornamental tree

Distribution

originally from New Guinea and the Moluccas, now with a distribution throughout the world’s tropical regions

Use

food (flesh and seeds), material for weaving (raffia), wood for boat-building, ornamental tree

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