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Artocarpus mariannensis
Also called Breadfruit, Breadfruit Tree, Dugdug
Artocarpus mariannensis is a tropical fruiting tree in the fig and mulberry family, native to the Mariana Islands and Guam, and a traditional staple food in Micronesia. It is a seeded relative of breadfruit that does best in warm, humid, frost-free climates with reliable rainfall.
Artocarpus mariannensis (Chamorro: dugdug), also known as the Marianas breadfruit or the seeded breadfruit, is a species of plant in the mulberry / fig family, Moraceae. It is endemic to the Mariana Islands and Guam. It has been utilized extensively by the Micronesian people, being one of the staple food crops that was introduced to other islands in Micronesia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Artocarpus mariannensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
