Bread Fruit Tree
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Scientific name
Artocarpus altilis.
English Name
Bread Fruit
Malayalam name
കടചക്ക
Common name
Bread Fruit
Description
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : well-drained soils, including sandy or coral soils
- Leaves : evergreen,thick and bright-green glossy on the upper surface, stiff hairs on the underside.
- Flowers : The trees are monoecious, with male and female flowers growing on the same tree.
- Fruits : a large, starchy, cream-colored fruit when ripe
How to use
- Breadfruit reduces blood cholesterol levels due to its high fiber content
- Bread fruits protects the colon's mucous membrane and prevents colon can
Uses
Reduces cholesterol level
Parts used
Shoots,bark and latex
Conservation
Propagation & Cultivation
Breadfruit is propagated by transplanting suckers which spring up naturally from the roots.Suckerscan deliberately induced by uncovering and injuring a root.
