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Readily available in many developing African countries, T. africana can be an alternative to rice and yam. [9] The seeds can be ground to flour, pressed for oil, or used as flavouring in alcoholic drinks. They can also be dry-roasted and eaten as a snack. African breadfruit is a good adjunct in brewing because it is a source of fermentable sugars.
Treculia is a genus of trees in the plant family Moraceae that is native to west and central Africa and Madagascar. The best-known member of the genus, Treculia africana, commonly known as the African breadfruit, is used as a food plant. The fruits are hard and fibrous, can be the size of a volleyball and weight up to 8.5 kg.
The plant grows best below elevations of 650 m (2,130 ft), but is found at elevations of 1,550 m (5,090 ft). Preferred soils are neutral to alkaline (pH of 6.1–7.4) and either sand, sandy loam, loam or sandy clay loam. Breadfruit is able to grow in coral sands and saline soils. The breadfruit is ultra-tropical, requiring a temperature range ...
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Ukwa, also known as African breadfruit, is a Nigerian dish eaten by the Igbo people and the Yoruba people, especially the Remo people in Ogun state. [1] It can be eaten fresh or prepared as a porridge. [2] Ukwa is commonly cooked with potash, bitter leaf, dry fish, pepper, and spices.
The plant is monoecious and the male and female flowers occur at the tips of branches. Each male flower has two anthers, and is club-shaped. Each male flower has two anthers, and is club-shaped. Thousands of individual male flowers are grouped together in an inflorescence measuring 3 cm ( 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) in diameter and 25–35 cm (10–14 in ...
Breadfruit may refer to: Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis), a species of flowering tree widely grown for their edible fruit. It is also used to refer to the following closely related species: Artocarpus blancoi (tipolo or antipolo) of the Philippines; Artocarpus mariannensis (dugdug, seeded breadfruit, or Marianas breadfruit) of Micronesia
Given to first President George Washington as a gift, and carried by the infamous ship the Bounty, breadfruit has a storied history. Breadfruit trees were thought to grow only in the Keys but a ...