Breadfruit tree PRODUCT NAME
Artocarpus communis, Forst. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Breadfruit tree |
| Local Name: | Antipolo (Bataan, Manila, Rizal, Laguna, Mindoro, Basilan, Palawan); Antipolong lalaki (Rizal); Chipuhu (Batanes); Pakak (Cagayan, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Union, Zambales); Kamansi (Leyte); Tipolo (Camarines, Negros). |
| Family: | Moraceae |
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| Product Description: | A tree reaching a diameter of 90cm. It is abundant milky juice. The leaves are very large and pinnately lobed. The wood is soft to moderately hard. This species has large, ellipsoid fruit up to 20cm in diameter, which contains ovoid or somewhat rounded seeds that are about 2.5cm in diameter and edible. |
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| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | Distributed throughout the Philippines, both cultivated and wild. There is cultivated, seedless variety called rimas |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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