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 8.5kg. Chimpanzees have been observed to use tools to break the fruits into small pieces that they can eat.

Species

Five species are accepted.

• Treculia acuminata

Treculia africana

Treculia africana var. africana

• Treculia africana var. africana cultivar Nutreculia Nutrecul-TRC

• Treculia africana var. ilicifolia

• Treculia africana var. inversa

• Treculia africana var. mollis

• Treculia africana var. sambiranensis

• Treculia lamiana

• Treculia obovoidea

• Treculia zenkeri

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