Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg

  • Filed As

    Moraceae
    Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg

  • Collector(s)

    E. D. Merrill 760, 04 Feb 1915

  • Location

    Philippines. Batangas. Luzon.

  • Description

    This seedless breadfruit is not common in the Philippines; it is found only in cultivation. The fruit is rather small and is apparently inferior to that of some to the Polynesian forms; It's Tagalog name is Rima or Rimas;.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4371540

    Occurrence ID: e9511381-1f0b-4139-aa70-7a04a60dcc19

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ARTOCARPUS Forster
Artocarpus rima Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 671 (Arcthocarpus) (sp. nov.) ;
ed. 2 <184g) 467 (Arctocarpus) ; ed. 3, 3 (1879) 77 t. 267—ARTO-
CARPUS COMMUNIS Forst.
This seedless breadfruit is not common in the Philippines and
is apparently not highly prized by the natives; it is found only
in cultivation. The fruit is rather small and is apparently in-
ferior to that of some of the Polynesian forms. Its Tagalog
name is rima or rimas.
Illustrative specimens from Manila, Luzon, March, 1914
{Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 60SY\ Batangas Province,
Luzon, February 4, 1915 {Meyrill: Species Blancoanae No. 76:0).
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