Artocarpus camansi Blanco

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Papua New Guinea

• State/Province

  Gulf

• Locality

  N of Kikori. An abandoned village site on the west side of the Kikori river between Kikori and Kopi.

• Coordinates

  -7.35465, 144.215

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  500

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Best Practices (Chapman and Wieczor. I placed the point along the western side of the Kikori River, between Kikori and Kopi.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
det. Nyree Conard Zerega, May 2003
04204185
The New York Botanical Garden
Moraceae
Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg
Det. N.C. Zerega, 2000
Papua New Guinea. Gulf Province: N of Kikori.
An abandoned village site on the west side of the Kikori river
between Kikori and Kopi. Many tall old Artocarpus altilis and
seedlings present. 144° 15’ E, 7° 30’ S.
Sapling ~3m. Leaves, deeply lobed, velcro-like hairs below,
pubescent above, but not velcro-like. Fallen fruit conies from a
nearby tree. Fruit (8cm x 6cm), green, surface with flexible spiky
processes, with several immature seeds. Seven seedlings were
collected from this site and sent to the National Tropical Botanical
Garden in Hawaii for propagation. White latex throughout. Local
name Kapiak.
N.C. Zerega 83	26 July 2000
T.J. Motley & D.R. Zerega