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Treculia

Treculia
Photo: Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911), Public domain

Treculia is a genus of large trees in the fig and mulberry family, native to west and central Africa and Madagascar. The best-known species, African breadfruit (Treculia africana), is grown for its edible seeds and is a food plant in its native range.

Family
Moraceae (Fig & mulberry family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while young, then tolerate seasonal dry spells once established.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile soil.
Temperature
Warm tropical conditions; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Not known to be toxic

About

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. Chimpanzees have been observed to use tools to break the fruits into small pieces that they can eat.

Other Treculia plants

African breadfruit

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Treculia 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.

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