Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg

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    Moraceae
    Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg

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    NY Barcode: 4371410

    Occurrence ID: 608927ec-3330-4e9b-a15f-84d291613998

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BREADFRUIT OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
Afara	Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg	MORACEAE
Pohnpei	Kolonia
Pohnpei Agriculture Station breadfruit collection. Tree 1. Located on left side of entrance road
to station; adjacent to fence, opposite the Penny Hotel.
Fruits round to oval. Typical Afara. Smooth with distinct sections surrounded by scabbing.
Turns lavendar or rust-orange when mature. White, dense flesh with few minute aborted seeds.
Seedless. 40-50 fruits mosdy full-size, some mature.Leaves moderately dissected with 3-4 pairs of
close lobes with pointed tips. Dark, glossy, smooth, soft blade with green veins. Many long white
hairs on upper veins. Underside rough with short dense appressed white hairs. Compact tree:
diameter "50 cm, height "9 m.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04371410
BOTANICAL
Specimen preserved in alcohol before drying
Diane Ragone 619 2 Sept 1999 6.57.45N 158.12.30E Elev. 25 m. Cultivated
Funded by the Fellows of the NTBG
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
04371410