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Artocarpus altilis
(Moraceae)
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Species description or overview
Traditional tree Artocarpus altilis (breadfruit) 
Breadfruit overview is provided by Species Profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry (www.traditionaltree.org).
Artocarpus altilis information from PIER
Information on Artocarpus altilis as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).
Taxonomy & nomenclature
ITIS nomenclature info for Artocarpus altilis
Nomenclatural information about Artocarpus altilis is provided by ITIS.
Images
Images of Artocarpus altilis (Moraceae) (breadfruit)
Links to high-resolution free images of Artocarpus altilis (Moraceae) (breadfruit) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.
Acacia to Azadirachta images and weed risk assessment scores
Images of trees Acacia to Azadirachta, and their weed risk assessment scores, listed alphabetically, are from the University of Hawaii Forestry Extension.
Artocarpus altilis images from PIER
Images of Artocarpus altilis provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).
Books
Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) . 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3.
A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants
Perry, Frances and Roy Hay. 1982. A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants. Ward Lock Limited, Great Britain. 136 pp. illus. ISBN: 0-442-26859-9.
Full-text articles
Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.
Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) . 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3.
Assessing the risks of plant invasions arising from collections in tropical botanical gardens
Dawson, Wayne, Ahmed S. Mndolwa, David F. R. P. Burslem, and Philip E. Hulme. 2008. Assessing the risks of plant invasions arising from collections in tropical botanical gardens. Biodiversity Conservation. Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008.
Bibliography
References for Artocarpus altilis
Bibliographic references for Artocarpus altilis are provided by HEAR.
Other resources
The Breadfruit Institute
The Breadfruit Institute at the National Tropical Botanical Garden in Hawaii, founded in 2002, promotes the conservation and use of breadfruit for food and reforestation. This site describes its collections and programs.
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