What is Breadfruit?
{{speciesbox |name = Breadfruit |image = Artocarpus altilis (fruit).jpg |image_caption = Breadfruit at [[Tortuguero, Costa Rica|Tortuguero]], [[Costa Rica]] |genus = Artocarpus |species = altilis |authority = ([[Sydney Parkinson|Parkinson]]) [[Francis Raymond Fosberg|Fosberg]] |synonyms = * ''Artocarpus altilis var. non-seminiferus'' <small>(Duss) Fournet</small>) * ''Artocarpus altilis var. seminiferus '' <small>(Duss) Fournet </small> * ''Artocarpus communis'' <small> J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. </small> * ''Artocarpus incisifolius'' <small> Stokes [Illegitimate]</small> * ''Artocarpus incisus'' <small> (Thunb.) L.f. </small> * ''Artocarpus incisus var. non-seminiferus'' <small> Duss </small> * ''Artocarpus incisus var. seminiferus'' <small> Duss </small> * ''Artocarpus laevis '' <small>Hassk. </small> * ''Artocarpus papuanus'' <small> Diels [Illegitimate] </small> * ''Artocarpus rima '' <small>Blanco </small> * ''Radermachia incisa '' <small>Thunb. [Unplaced] </small> * ''Saccus laevis'' <small> Kuntze </small> * ''Sitodium altile'' <small> Parkinson ex F.A.Zorn </small><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2653919 |title=Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson ex F.A.Zorn) Fosberg |website=The Plant List |access-date= 2016-01-12}}</ref> }} '''Breadfruit''' is the name for an [[evergreen]] [[tree]] in the [[mulberry]] family. Originally, the tree grew in [[Southeast Asia]]. It has been [[cultivar|cultivated]] and is grown in the [[tropical]] and [[subtropical]] regions of [[Asia]], [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]] and the [[Caribbean]]. The tree can reach a height of up to {{convert|20|m|ft}}. The breadfruit is the [[fruit]] of this tree. The fruits contain a lot of [[starch]] - much like [[potato]]es; they are ground to make [[flour]], which can then be used for baking.<ref>Balick M. & Cox P. 1996. ''Plants, people and culture: the science of ethnobotany.'' New York: Scientific American Library HPHLP, p.85</ref><ref>[http://www.healthaliciousness.com/nutritionfacts/nutrit