Treculia

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.

Species
Five species are accepted.
 * Treculia acuminata Baill.
 * Treculia africana Decne. ex Trécul
 * Treculia africana var. africana
 * Treculia africana var. africana cultivar Nutreculia Nutrecul-TRC
 * 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.