✿Moraceae · Artocarpus
Breadfruit
Artocarpus altilis
outdoor
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Artocarpus altilis
- Genus
- Artocarpus
- Family
- Moraceae
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Maharashtra, Telangana
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Moraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Moraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Sanskrit
- नागदामिनी
- Marathi
- नीरफणस
- Sinhala
- දෙල්
About Breadfruit
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is a plant belonging to the Moraceae family (Fig/Mulberry family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, catkin/syconium/head flower clusters, drupe/syconium/sorosis fruit. It is usually grown in outdoor settings.
Botanical family
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Breadfruit belongs to the Moraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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