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Moraceae
Breadfruit Flower
Artocarpus altilis
Sustenance and community.
- Family
- Moraceae
- Genus
- Artocarpus
- Native to
- Oceania, Southeast Asia
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- evergreen tree
- Height
- 40-80 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- deep, fertile, well-drained
- Water
- moderate to high
- Hardiness
- 10-12
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- A single breadfruit tree can produce up to 450 pounds of fruit per year, enough to feed a family.
- The infamous mutiny on HMS Bounty in 1789 occurred during a voyage to transport breadfruit plants from Tahiti to the Caribbean.
- When cooked, the starchy fruit has a texture and flavor similar to freshly baked bread.
- The male flowers form an elongated club-shaped structure, while the female flowers form the round fruit.
- The latex from the tree was traditionally used to caulk canoes and trap birds in Polynesia.
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