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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.
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. Chimpanzees have been observed to use tools to break the fruits into small pieces that they can eat. [2]
Breadfruit is propagated mainly by seeds, though seedless breadfruit can be propagated by transplanting suckers that grow off the surface roots of the tree. [5] The roots can be purposefully injured to induce the growth of suckers, which are then separated from the root and planted in a pot or directly transplanted into the ground. [ 5 ]
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 ...
Artocarpus altilis, the breadfruit, is believed to be a domesticated descendant of A. camansi, selectively bred by Polynesians to be predominantly seedless. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Breadnut trees can usually be found in tropical environments along low-lying areas at an elevation of 0–1,550 m (0–5,085 ft), inundated riverbanks, and in freshwater swamps ...
Ukwa, also known as African breadfruit, is a Nigerian dish peculiar to the Igbo people. [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. It is considered a good source of vitamins and minerals, especially protein. [1]
The Spanish Flu, the second deadliest pandemic in history after the bubonic plague, along with the aftermath of World War I and ensuing political and social chaos, made 1918 a tough time to be alive.
Leaf in Kolkata, West Bengal, India Open flower in panicle Pollen of Kigelia africana Sausage tree fruit Bark in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The genus name comes from the Mozambican Bantu name, kigeli-keia, while the common names sausage tree and cucumber tree [1] refer to the long, sausage-like fruit.