Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg

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BREADFRUIT OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
Ma’afala	MORACEAE
Artocarpus altilis Parkinson (Fosberg)
Samoa	Savai’i Island	Saipipi Village
Tavana family compound. 100 m inland from ocean, SE oceanside corner of fale Samoa
Fruits oblong to oval, small (11x15 cm) with stalk (8 cm) inserted into slightly raised neck
with 1-2 rows of elongated, narrow sections. Pale yellow green, smooth with persisent
brown stigma dot. Each section surrounded by distinctive darker green. Flesh pale yellow,
open fusion near narrow core (9 cm); heavy latex when cut, discolors green. Male
inflorescences, newly emerging fruits, and fewer than 10 almost-mature fruits on tree.
Leaves asymmetrical, longer than wide, moderately dissected, approximately 1/2 distance
to midrib with slightly undulate margins. Most asymmetrical with four lobes on one side
and 3 or 5 lobes on the other. Some leaves symmetrical with four lobes. Dark, glossy,
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botanical
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Specimen preserved in 70% alcohol before drying
Diane Ragone 644 22 July 2000 13.38.065S 172.11.806W lmelev. Cultivated
Patty Stewart, Joan Stevens, Rebekka Stone
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
04371429