Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg

BREADFRUIT OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
Mei tehid	Artocarpus altilis Parkinson (Fosberg)	MORACEAE
Kosrae	Tofol
Kosrae Agriculture Station. Growing along stream behind building with office of Director of
Agriculture and Land.
Introduced from the Pohnpei Agriculture Station in 1970s by Critin Philips.
No fruits. Unusual leaf, entire with tip rounded with small lobes upper 1/4 giving it a scalloped
appearance. Young leaves often have often have a single lobe or pair of lobes. Very dark, leathery,
brittle blade with yellow veins. Many stiff long white hairs on upper veins. Underside very rough.
Introduced from the Agriculture Station in Pohnpei in 1970s.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Sheet 2 of 2
Elev. 5 m Cultivated
Specimen preserved in alcohol before drying
Diane Ragone 587a 26 Jan 1999 15.19.30N163.00.30E
Georgiana Ducas, Kathy Richardson, Christina Wilson
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
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