Artocarpus mariannensis | |
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Characteristic "duck foot" leaf shape | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Moraceae |
Genus: | Artocarpus |
Species: | A. mariannensis
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Binomial name | |
Artocarpus mariannensis Trécul[1]
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Artocarpus mariannensis (Chamorro: dugdug), also known as the Marianas breadfruit or the seeded breadfruit, is a species of plant in the mulberry / fig family, Moraceae.[2] It is endemic to the Mariana Islands and Guam.[3] It has been utilised extensively by the Micronesian people, being one of the staple food crops that was introduced to other islands in Micronesia.[4]