Pixel Wild
Breadfruit
Breadfruit
Artocarpus altilis
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
50-80 yrs
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
Southeast Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

Breadfruit is a tropical Pacific tree capable of producing up to 200 large, starchy fruits per season — enough to feed a family year-round. A single mature tree can bear fruit for decades, making it one of the most productive food crops on Earth.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

Learn more

Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Moraceae
Genus
Artocarpus
Species
Artocarpus altilis