Breadnut
Breadnut may refer to: * '' Artocarpus camansi'', a close relative of the breadfruit * '' Brosimum alicastrum'', also known as "Maya nut" or ''ramón'', theorized to be a staple crop for the ancient Maya {{Short pages monitor ...
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Artocarpus Camansi
''Artocarpus camansi'', the breadnut, is a species of medium-sized tree in the family Moraceae. The wild ancestor of '' A. altilis'' (breadfruit), it is also known as seeded breadfruit to distinguish it from its mostly seedless descendant. The breadnut is native to New Guinea, the Maluku Islands, and the Philippines. Both the fruit and seeds are edible after cooking. Description The morphology of the breadnut is a tree up to tall with leaves long and wide and are pinnately lobed. The plant is monoecious and the male and female flowers occur at the tips of branches. Each male flower has two anthers, and is club-shaped. Thousands of individual male flowers are grouped together in an inflorescence measuring in diameter and long. The fruit is globular, weighing and are long by wide with a yellow-green color and each mature tree can produce 600–800 fruits per year. Additionally, when ripe, the interior of the fruit is off white with a sweet taste and aroma. The ...
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