Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg

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BREADFRUIT OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
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Artocarpus altilis Parkinson (Fosberg)
MORACEAE
Samoa
Savai’i Island
Saipipi Village
Tavana family compound. 100 m inland from ocean, SE side of fale palagi.
Fruits oblong, large (12x17 cm) with short, stout stalk (5.5xl.5 cm). Pale green, smooth
with slightly raised center dot. Flesh white; core (2.4x11.2 cm); heavy latex when cut,
discolors green. Few full size to almost mature fruits on tree. Leaves almost entire with 1-4
very shallow lobes near tip. Very dark green, glossy, brittle blade with yellow veins.
Moderate number of long white hairs on upper veins; underside slighdy rough. Tree has
upright growth habit: "10 m, with two trunks branching near base, DBH 32.3 and 33.4
cm.
Specimen preserved in 70% alcohol before drying	Sheet 2 of 2
Diane Ragone 645 22 July 2000 13.38.065S 172.11.806W lmelev. Cultivated
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
04371433