Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg

BREADFRUIT OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
T agfay	M^ORACEAE
Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg
Yap	Yap Proper	Luech Village
Fruits elongate (25x17 cm) with stout (10 cm) stalk deeply inserted into high raised neck of
swollen, elongated sections. Unusual in its pyriform shape. May be the same as Ragone 287.
Spiny with thin, elongated, rounded at top, sections. Profuse bearer with 2-3, occasionally four,
fruits per branch. Yellow flesh with 16 cm core. No latex and flesh does not discolor when cut.
Leaves moderately dissected with four pairs of close lobes. Some leaves have three lobes on one
side, four on the other. Very sturdy, dull, smooth blade with green-yellow veins. No hairs on
upper or lower veins. Tree -15 m.
Ethnobotany - One of the best fruits, very tasty. Prolific bearer. Found mostly in Luech Village.
Diane Ragone 299 25 June 1987	9.29N 138.04E Sealevel	Cultivated
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NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
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