Treculia

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Treculia
Treculia africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Artocarpeae[1]
Genus: Treculia
Decne. ex Trécul

Treculia is a genus of trees in the Moraceae plant family 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 8.5kg. Chimpanzees have been observed to use tools to break the fruits into small pieces that they can eat.[2]

Species

Treculia[3] [4]

•Treculia africana subsp. africana Decne. ex Trec. [6]
•Treculia africana subsp. africana cultivar. Nutreculia Nutrecul-TRC [7]
•Treculia africana subsp. madagascarica (N.E. Br.) C.C. Berg [8]
•Treculia africana var. ilicifolia (Leandri) C.C. Berg [9]
•Treculia africana var. inversa J.C. Okafor [10]
•Treculia africana var. mollis (Engl.) Léonard [11]
•Treculia africana var. sambiranensis (Leandri) C.C. Berg [12]
  • Treculia lamiana Leandri[13]
  • Treculia obovoidea N. E. Br.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Artocarpus J. R. Forst. & G. Forst.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2009-03-11. 
  2. ↑ Walker, Matt (24 December 2009). "Chimps use cleavers and anvils as tools to chop food". BBC News. Retrieved 24 December 2009. 
  3. ↑ Nutrecul Agroforestry - Treculia Research Center http://www.nutrecul-agroforestry.com
  4. ↑ http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/browse/tree/id/15673136
  5. ↑ http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/15372915/source/tree
  6. ↑ http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/15372916
  7. ↑ Nutrecul Agroforestry - Treculia Research Center http://www.nutrecul-agroforestry.com
  8. ↑ http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/15372919
  9. ↑ http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/15372921
  10. ↑ http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/15372917
  11. ↑ http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/15372918
  12. ↑ http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/15372920
  13. ↑ http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/15372922/source/tree
  14. ↑ http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/15372923/source/tree
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