Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg

Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg
Cook Islands	Mangaia Island	Tamarua
No fruits. Heavy bearer, oval or round, especially when mature, with long (20 cm) stalk. Pale
yellow-green, moderately smooth. Pale yellow or white flesh, no seeds. Leaves (52x39 cm) deeply
dissected with 3-5, mostly 3-4 pairs of widely separated lobes. Dark green, smooth blade.
Numerous stiff, long white hairs on all upper veins. Few appressed reddish hairs on lower lobe
tips.
Ethnobotany - Enua is the Mangaian name for Maori. Common and considered a very old
cultivar. Was preferred for making pit-fermented breadfruit.
Diane Ragone 080 4 Dec 1985	21.55S 157.55W	Cultivated
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Funding provided by NTBG, USP/IRETA/SPRAD
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
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