Table 1 Common/vernacular names for Treculia africana
Location | Common/vernacular names |
|---|---|
Nigeria | Breadfruit; Afou or “bere – foo-foo (Yoruba); Barafuta (Hausa); Ize (Bini); Eyo (Igala); Edikang (Efik); Ukwa (Ibo) |
Tanzania, Uganda | Wild jackfruit;Ezeya |
Tanzania; Zambia; Uganda; USA | African breadfruit, African breadnut |
South Africa | “mwaya” in Swahili |
Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Republic of Congo | muzinda (Lugada) |
Mali; Mauritania; Senegal | brebretim (Wolof) |
France | Abre a Pain D’Afrique |
Germany | Okwabaum |
Malawi | African boxwood |