Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg

BREADFRUIT OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
Unknown	Artocarpus altilis Parkinson (Fosberg)	MORACEAE
Kosrae	Tofol
Kosrae Agriculture Station breadfruit collection. Downhill to ocean side of Ragone 590, direcdy
across from Samoan cultivar (Ragone 558) behind main building.
Collection planted in the 1970s under the direction of Critin Philips.
No fruits. Leaves asymmetrical, deeply dissected with 3-4 pairs of lobes and a large tip. Some
leaves have one lobe on one side and 2-3 lobes on the other. Glossy blade with green veins. No
hairs. Large trunk with buttress roots, up to 1 m diameter. Tree topped and only 2 m in height
with numerous new shoots.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Specimen preserved in alcohol before drying
Diane Ragone 591 26 Jan 1999 15.19.30N 163.00.30E Elev. 20 m Cultivated
Georgiana Ducas, Kathy Richardson, Christina Wilson
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
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