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[Dinesh Valke]

Moraceae (mulberry, fig family) » Artocarpus altilis
Synonyms: Artocarpus incisus, Artocarpus communis


ar-toe-karp-us -- from the Greek artos (bread) and carpus (fruit)
al-TIL-iss -- fat


commonly known as: breadfruit • Hindi: bakri-chajhar • Kannada: ದೀವಿ ಹಲಸು divi halasu, ರೊಟ್ಟಿ ಹಲಸು rotti halasu, ಸೀಮೆ ಹಲಸು sime halasu • Konkani: जिवी कडगी jivi kadgi • Malayalam: കടച്ചക്ക kataccakka, ശീമച്ചക്ക seemachakka • Marathi: नीरफणस nirphanas, विलायती फणस vilayati phanas • Tamil: ஈரப்பலா irppla • Telugu: కూర పనస kura panasa • Tulu: ಜೀ ಗುಜ್ಜೆ jee gujje


Native to: New Guinea and s Pacific islands



Edible use:

... unripe fruit as VEGETABLE ... Wikipedia

... ripe fruit as FRUIT, also as VEGETABLE ...  Purdue University

[Rashida Atthar]

Artocarpus altilis (Z). Fosberg syn. Artocarpus communis Forst & Frost. Seen at Sagar upavan, Mumbai  in Nov.2010.

 

Accordig to Trees of  Mumbai, pg : 31 -" .... the whitish pulp is consumed as a vegetable  and is used in other preparations. It can be baked, bolied and fried like potatoes." It further adds " The green fruits  when roasted look like bread, giving its common name Bread fruit tree. It is also used for preparing salads and soups".   

 

 

regards,

Rashida.

[mani nair]

Dinesh ji and Rashida ji, nice photos.  In Malayalam we call it Kadachakka.  From the unripe fruit, nice dishes are made.

Regards,

Mani.