Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg

Common name: Breadfruit

Local name: Sukun

Family: Moraceae

Breadfruit Tree

Leaves of Breadfruit

Fruits of Breadfruit

Breadfruit Tree

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Taxonomic classification

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Urticales

Family: Moraceae

Genus: Artocarpus

Species: Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg

Discription

Growth Form: Monoecious tree that can grow up to a height of 30 m. An evergreen tree in humid tropics but semi-deciduous in monsoon climate. 5 – 8 m tall, trunk can reach a diameter of 0.6 – 1.8 m.

Foliage: alternate, ovate to elliptical.

Flower: Inflorences axillary, male flower drooping, shaped like a club and the female flower stiffly upright, globose or cylindrical.

Fruits: immature or ripe, and seeds are boiled, baked, roasted or fried before consuming.

Habitat

Cultivated and naturalized in the warm and very humid lowlands in house gardens, active and old plantations, agroforestry systems, disturbed secondary forests, forest edges, roadsides, and coastal forests. This species grows best in lowlands at elevations from sea level to 650 m, but it is occasionally found in highlands up to 1550 m.

Habit

Tree

Ethnobotanical uses

Medicinal uses:

Anti-inflammatory activities

Non-medicinal uses:

For heavy and light construction