✿Moraceae · Artocarpus

Breadfruit

Artocarpus altilis

outdoor

Plant Details

Scientific name: Artocarpus altilis
Genus: Artocarpus
Family: Moraceae
Found in India: Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana, Assam, Gujarat, Odisha
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf type: Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“The large and thick leaves are deeply cut into pinnate lobes.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Leaf shape: Deeply lobed (like a hand)recorded
Leaf margin: LobedrecordedThe edge is divided into rounded or pointed sections that don't reach the midrib.“The large and thick leaves are deeply cut into pinnate lobes.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded

Characters marked “recorded” are for Breadfruit itself; the rest are typical of the Moraceae family.

Fruit type: AchenerecordedA small, dry, single-seeded fruit that does not split open.“The ovoid fruit has a rough surface, and each fruit is divided into many achenes, each surrounded by a fleshy perianth and growing on a fleshy receptacle.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Characters marked “recorded” are for Breadfruit itself; the rest are typical of the Moraceae family — flowering plants only.

Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) belongs to the Moraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and 6 other states.

It is grown for parts that are eaten, cut for timber and furniture and tapped for gum or resin.

It is treated as sacred and appears in worship and is used as an official or regional emblem.

Botanical family

Fig/Mulberry family

Breadfruit belongs to the Moraceae family.

The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.

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