Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg

BREADFRUIT OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
'Ulu maa	MORACEAE
Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg
Samoa	, Savaii Island	Fai’a’ai
Fruits oblong (15cm) with short (6 cm) stalk. Yellow-green, relatively smooth with persistent
black stigma. White flesh with seeds. Leaves moderately dissected with 4-5, mosdy four pairs of
widely separated lobes with slightly undulate margins. Dull, flat, smooth, light-green blade with
yellow-green veins. Numerous long white hairs on upper veins. Underside very rough with
profuse short white hairs ort veins and blade. Similar to Ma’afala, but leaf margins not as
undulate.
Diane Ragone 137 28 Dec 1985	13.40S 172.38W	Cultivated
Fa’anea Fualau	NTBG #
Funding provided by NTBG, USP/IRETA/SPRAD
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
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