Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg

TRUMAN G. YUNCKER
OF DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (DPU)
PURCHASED BY NY IN 1987
Artocarpus altilis
Medium to large, round-topped tree. Leaves alternate, up to 60 or more cm. long and
30 or more cm. wide, somewhat thickened, deeply pinnately lobed, lobes acuminate, or in
some varieties shallowly divided with 2 or 4 short, triangular lobes, petioles short. Male
flowers in large, dense, club-shaped, spike-like clusters. Female flowers in globose to
oval, headlike clusters which develop into round or oval fruit 15 or more cm. thick.
Introduced in recent times for its fruit which is an important food. The
tree does not grow as well on the thin calcareous soil of Niue as it does else-
where in Polynesia where the soil of volcanic islands is apparently better suited
to its. development (9594, 9741, 9821, 9822, 9823, 9824, 9825). English
name, breadfruit. Native name, mei. The following varieties were noted:
Mei fualahi: leaves large, divided about two thirds of the distance to the midrib,
fruit large.

Mei luea: leaves large, divided to near the midrib.
Mei mafala: leaves large, divided to about the middle, fruit very small.
Mei mase: leaves medium-sized, the upper part divided to about the middle.
Mei miaopo: leaves nearly entire or but shallowly and sparingly lobed toward the apex
into 2 or 4 triangular lobes. Fruit large and considered very good quality.
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Flora of Niue Island
Herbarium of Bernice P. Bishop Museum
Artocarpus communis Forster
Tree 8 m. tall, 15 cm. Siam. In rocky
soil 1 mi. s. of Alofi. 20 m. alt.
fmel’ Jan. 12, 1940.
Coll. T. G. Yuncke*
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