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Artocarpus altilis


Breadfruit




Family
Moraceae
Genus
Artocarpus
Species
altilis
Category
Tropicals
Height
26 m
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
Habitat
Southeast Asia and most Pacific Ocean islands
Leaf Description
The large and thick leaves are deeply cut into pinnate lobes.
Flower Description
The trees are monoecious, with male and female flowers growing on the same tree. The male flowers emerge first, followed shortly afterward by the female flowers, which grow into a capitulum, which are capable of pollination just three days later.
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