Treculia africana
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Treculia africana, the African breadfruit, is a tree species in the genus Treculia
. It 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. The fruits contain polyphenol
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Treculia
Treculia is a genus of trees in the Moraceae plant family that is native to southern Africa and Madagascar. The best-known member of the genus, Treculia africana, commonly known as the African breadfruit, is used as a food plant....
. It is used as a food plant. The fruits are hard and fibrous, can be the size of a volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
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. The fruits contain polyphenol
Polyphenol
Polyphenols are a structural class of natural, synthetic, and semisynthetic organic chemicals characterized by the presence of large multiples of phenol structural units...
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