Breadnut (Artocarpus camansi)

Family: Moraceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Native to Papua New Guinea, Breadnut or Artocarpus camansi is a medium-sized tropical tree that can now be found in Africa, Asia, Central Africa, Congo and Costa Rica. It has a spreading crown at it can grow up to at least 10 meters tall and 100 cm in trunk diameter. It is a monoecious plant. Its fruit is globular, with about 12 to 150 seeds per fruit.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet aroma and taste. — Fruit - usually cooked.; A sweet aroma and taste.; The fruits are nutritious and usually consumed when immature; thinly sliced and boiled as a vegetable in soups or stews.; The greenish-yellow, oval or ovoid fruit is 7 - 12cm in diameter and weighs about 800g.

Habitat & North American Range

Alluvial forests in lowland areas, it is one of the first species to appear on the tops of frequently flooded banks of rivers. (Zone 10)