Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg x A. mariannensis Trécul

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    Moraceae
    Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg x A. mariannensis Trécul

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    NY Barcode: 4371531

    Occurrence ID: f3c67867-1927-4d25-b137-898ff6d3f029

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BREADFRUIT OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
Unidentified	Artocarpus altilis x A. mariannensis	MORACEAE
Pohnpei	Kolonia
Pohnpei Agriculture Station breadfruit collection. Tree 10. Located on right side of entrance
road. To west of library along perimeter fence opposite Nihco Store.
Fruits elongate (20-25 cm), slightly lumpy. Rough with hard raised points. No seeds. Fewer than
10 full-size fruits at top of tree. Large leaves, shallowly dissected with two-three pairs of lobes
with slightly undulate margins. Smooth, dull blade with green-yellow veins. Many short- to
medium-length white hairs on upper veins. Slightly appressed, short- to medium-length white
hairs on lower veins interspersed with longer appressed reddish hairs. Large tree with buttressed
trunk, diameter -1.5 m, height -10 m.
Specimen preserved in alcohol before drying
Diane Ragone 627 2 Sept 1999 6.57.45N 158.12.30E Elev. 25 m. Cultivated
Funded by die Fellows of die NTBG
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
04371531