Thanks Raman ji for anothe rgood upload. Regards Prashant On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 8:57 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Artocarpus altilis Syn. Artocarpus incisus.* > Family : Moraceae > A very common tree in Goa. > Fruits are used as vegetable even in Mumbai > > On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 3:34 PM, raman <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Breadfruit is a tree and fruit native to the Malay Peninsula and western >> Pacific islands. Breadfruit trees grow to a height of 20 m. The large and >> thick leaves are deeply cut into pinnate lobes. All parts of the tree yield >> latex, a milky juice. The trees are monoecious, with male and female >> flowers growing on the same tree. The male flowers emerge first, followed >> shortly afterwards by the female flowers, growing into a capitulum. These >> can be pollinated three days later. The pollinators are fruit bats. The >> compound, false fruit develops from the swollen perianth and originates >> from 1,500-2,000 flowers. These are visible on the skin of the fruit as >> hexagon-like disks. When fully ripe the fruit is cream colored and fragrant >> on the inside. The mature fruits are high in carbohydrates and low in fat >> and protein. They are also a good source of B vitamins. >> >> Raman >> > > > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke >
