Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg

BREADFRUIT OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS m _
F.nnim	MORACEAE
Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg
(3huuk	Dublon Island	Nukuno Village
Fruits oblong, medium-sized, light-weight. Rough. Seedless. Leaves deeply dissected with 3-4,
mosdy four pairs of very widely separated lobes with undulate margins. Dark, dull, smooth blade
with green veins. Profuse long hairs upper veins and many short hairs on blade. Very rough
underside with dense short hairs on lower surfaces and longer appressed hairs on veins. Tree -1
m.
Ethnobotany - Informant: Bill Raynor. Early season cultivar, May-June. Good for boiling.
Diane Ragone 341 28 July 1987	7.22N 151.53E Sealevel	Cultivated
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NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
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