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Treculia

Genus of trees

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.

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BBC - Earth News - Chimps use cleavers and anvils as tools to chop food

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Species

Five species are accepted.² ³

Treculia acuminata Baill.
Treculia africana Decne. ex Trécul
- Treculia africana var. africana
  - Treculia africana var. africana cultivar Nutreculia Nutrecul-TRC ⁴
- 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.

References

Walker, Matt (24 December 2009). "Chimps use cleavers and anvils as tools to chop food". BBC News. Retrieved 24 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8427000/8427974.stm ↩
Treculia Decne. ex Trécul. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 August 2024. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:41024-1 ↩
Nutrecul Agroforestry - Treculia Research Center http://www.nutrecul-agroforestry.com http://www.nutrecul-agroforestry.com ↩
Nutrecul Agroforestry - Treculia Research Center http://www.nutrecul-agroforestry.com http://www.nutrecul-agroforestry.com ↩