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Breadfruit
Artocarpus altilis
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Magnoliopsida ›Order: Rosales ›Family: Moraceae ›Genus: Artocarpus
About
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is a species of flowering tree in the mulberry and jackfruit family (Moraceae) originating in the South Pacific and eventually spreading to the rest of Oceania. British and French navigators introduced a few Polynesian seedless varieties to Caribbean islands during the late 18th century, and today it is grown in some 90 countries throughout South and Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean, Central America and Africa. Its name is derived from the...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Breadfruit is Artocarpus altilis.
- Breadfruit belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- Breadfruit belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- Breadfruit belongs to the class Magnoliopsida.
- Breadfruit belongs to the order Rosales.
- Breadfruit belongs to the family Moraceae.
- Breadfruit belongs to the genus Artocarpus.