Treculia

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.

Species

Five species are accepted.

• Treculia acuminata Baill.
• Treculia africana Decne. ex Trécul
  • Treculia africana var. africana
    • Treculia africana var. africana cultivar Nutreculia Nutrecul-TRC
  • Treculia africana var. ilicifolia (Leandri) C.C.Berg
  • Treculia africana var. inversa Okafor
  • Treculia africana var. mollis (Engl.) Léonard
  • Treculia africana var. sambiranensis (Leandri) C.C.Berg
• Treculia lamiana Leandri
• Treculia obovoidea N.E.Br.
• Treculia zenkeri Engl.

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