麵包樹

桑科

學名:Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson ex F.A.Zorn) Fosberg

英名:Breadfruit

別名:波羅蜜屬的常綠喬木,原產東南亞至大洋洲。互生革質卵形或橢圓形葉,葉全緣或羽狀淺裂至深裂。雌雄同株異花,頭狀花序腋生,雄花序橢圓形、雌花序圓形。聚合果橢圓形或圓形,外表綠色至黃褐色,有瘤狀突起。春、夏開花,夏、秋結果。

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簡介 Description

全日照溫暖環境。每季施用一次長效性有機肥綜合肥料。可採集種子播種繁殖,唯發芽至開花結果約須5年以上的時間,經濟栽培多以枝條扦插、空中壓條以及根插法繁殖。

shallow to deep pinnate lobes. Monoecious, axillary capitulum, with elliptic male inflorescence and round female inflorescence. The aggregated fruit is oval or round, with a green to yellowish appearance and a knob-like protruding. Flowering from spring to summer, fruiting from summer and autumn.

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栽培 Cultivation

葉片造型特殊,極富熱帶氣息,幼樹可盆栽作為觀葉植物欣賞。成樹是良好的遮蔭樹,適合空間較大的庭園、校園、公園等處種植。果實可供食用,臺灣一般習慣食用未熟果,以燉煮方式料理。

Grown in full-sun and warm environment. Apply long-active organic compound fertilizers once every season. If seeding propagation is applied, it would take about 5 years from germination to flowering, so commercial cultivation is mostly propagated by cuttings, air layering and root cuttings.

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應用 Application

An evergreen tree in the genus Artocarpus, native from Southeast Asia to Oceania. The leaves are alternate leathery ovate or elliptic, with entire leaf edge or

The plant develops unique-shaped foliage and exhibits a tropical feel. The saplings can be potted as a foliage plant. In addition, the tree can also serve as a good shade tree in bigger spaces in gardens, campuses, parks, etc. Fruits are edible, Taiwanese people generally use the moderately ripe fruits to cook in a stew.