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Breadfruit (kolo) slices to be used for cooking in Filipino cuisine. The seedless breadfruit is found in Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia, where it is called sukun. It is commonly made into fritters and eaten as snacks. Breadfruit fritters are sold as local street food.
Artocarpus altilis, the breadfruit, is believed to be a domesticated descendant of A. camansi, selectively bred by Polynesians to be predominantly seedless. [5] [6] Breadnut trees can usually be found in tropical environments along low-lying areas at an elevation of 0–1,550 m (0–5,085 ft), inundated riverbanks, and in freshwater swamps. [3]
Artocarpus is a genus of approximately 60 trees and shrubs of Southeast Asian and Pacific origin, belonging to the mulberry family, Moraceae.Most species of Artocarpus are restricted to Southeast Asia; a few cultivated species are more widely distributed, especially A. altilis (breadfruit) and A. heterophyllus (jackfruit), which are cultivated throughout the tropics.
Breadfruit may refer to: Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis), a species of flowering tree widely grown for their edible fruit. It is also used to refer to the following closely related species: Artocarpus blancoi (tipolo or antipolo) of the Philippines; Artocarpus mariannensis (dugdug, seeded breadfruit, or Marianas breadfruit) of Micronesia
African breadfruit is an edible traditional fruit, consumed, for example in Nigeria, where it is eaten as a main dish. The seeds are of particular interest because of their high nutritional value. Fresh seeds contain 38.3% carbohydrate, 17.7% crude protein, and 15.9% fat.
In addition, members of the genus Artocarpus are cultivated throughout the tropics, especially Artocarpus altilis, the breadfruit, and A. heterophyllus, the jackfruit. [ 2 ] The native range of Artocarpus , the largest genus, includes tropical Asia, Indonesia , New Guinea , the Philippines and Micronesia .
Another notable reconstructed word for breadfruit is Proto-Oceanic *maRi or *mai. It is a common root for words for breadfruit in Micronesia, northern and western New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, the Admiralty Islands, St Matthias Islands, New Caledonia, and parts of the Central Pacific.
Syconia (fruit) of the plant Ficus dammaropsis. Ficus dammaropsis, the Highland breadfruit, locally called kapiak in Tok Pisin, is a tropical dioecious [2] evergreen fig tree (subgenus Sycamorus), of the Mulberry Family with huge pleated leaves 60 cm (24 in) across and up to 90 cm (3 ft) in length.