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Treculia africana
''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 . Chimpanzees have been observed to use tools to break the fruits into small pieces that they can eat. The fruits contain polyphenols.〔The effect of a single oral dose of polyphenols obtained from the outercoat of the fruit of Treculia africana in protein-deficient rats. R. O. Lawal, Food Chemistry, Volume 44, Issue 5, 1992, Pages 321-323, 〕
==Description and origin==
''Treculia africana'' is a species of tree known as 'African breadfruit'. Many names are given to this species, but the most common is "ukwa".〔Nuga O.O, Ofodile E.A.U (2010) Potentials of ''Treculia africana'' Decne - an endangered species of Southern Nigeria. Journal of Agriculture and Social Research No.2〕
The geographical distribution of ''Treculia africana'' extends through West and Central Africa. The species can grow below altitudes of .〔
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