Breadfruit
Breadfruit
by
M A Baset Mia
Common name: Breadfruit
Scientific name : Artocarpus altilis
Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988)
Kingdom | : Plantae |
Phylum | : Magnoliophyta |
Class | : Magnoliopsida |
Order | : Rosales |
Family | : Moraceae |
Genus | : Artocarpus |
Species | : A. altilis |
Botanical Description
Economic Importance
It is a principal food in many tropical countries where important varieties produce fruit throughout the year. Both ripe and unripe fruit have culinary uses; unripe breadfruit is cooked before consumption.