Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.

  • Filed As

    Moraceae
    Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.

  • Collector(s)

    H. T. Beck 2187 with Alonso Ortiz, Hipolito Cantincuz, Gonzalo Cantincuz & Aquilino P., 22 Sep 1993

  • Location

    Ecuador. Esmeraldas. Awá Reserve. Rio Mataje. Piedra La Redonda (outskirts of Comm. of Mataje), Casa de Aquilino P.

  • Habitat

    Primary, humid, lowland rain forest. Cultivated area.

  • Description

    Tree to 8m (cultivated,introduced 4 yr ago); latex sticky, wh; fr large, green, ripening yellow-brown.

  • Specimen Notes

    SPECIMENS PRESERVED IN ALCOHOL.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 202245

    Occurrence ID: edc6e7f2-21aa-46f1-b368-fda7f968113e

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Esmeraldas

  • Locality

    Awá Reserve. Rio Mataje. Piedra La Redonda (outskirts of Comm. of Mataje), Casa de Aquilino P

  • Elevation

    Alt. 216 m. (709 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    1.25, -78.67

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The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Awa Ethnobotany Project
MORACEAE
ECUADOR, Esmeraldas Province. Awá Reserve. Rio Mataje.
Piedra La Redonda (outskirts of Comm of Mataje), Casa de
Aquilino P. 01o15'N, 78°40'W. 216m. Primary, humid,
lowland rain forest. Cultivated area. SPECIMENS PRESERVED
IN ALCOHOL.
Tree to 8m (cultivated,introduced 4 yr ago)
wh; fr large, green, ripening yellow-brown.
latex sticky,
REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
n.v.: Jak [Spanish].
USE: Comestible {fruit pulp}. Eat raw. Prized and expensive
Hans T. Beck 2187	September 22 1993
with Alonso Ortiz, Hi polito Cantincuz, Gonzalo
Cantincuz, Aquilino P.
Fieldwork supported by the National Cancer Institute, in collaboration with
Federación Centros Awá and UTEPA
00202245