Puou
Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg
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Geographic Origin of Accession: Samoa
Locality: Upolu
Other Names: Mei puou, Mos en Samoa, Uto Samoa
Distribution: Puou is a popular variety throughout Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia. Also found in Australia, southern Florida and possibly the Caribbean.
Notes: Accessions collected in Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu. Tends to be a shorter, more compact tree than most varieties. Produces numerous root shoots. The white flesh is solid and dense and has a firm, yet tender, texture when cooked. The Samoa Ministry of Agriculture began exporting fresh fruit to New Zealand in 2003. Can be grown under atoll conditions and in sandy, coastal soils.
Season: July - December; few fruit May
Fruit
Shape: Round, oval or heart-shaped
Skin Texture: Rough, irregularly raised, flattened to sandpapery
Weight (kg): 1.2 - 2.5
Average Weight (kg): 1.9
Length (cm): 15 - 22
Width (cm): 14 - 19
Average Size (cm): 18 x 16
Core size (cm): 11 x 5
Seedless, occasionally 1 or more
Skin Texture: Rough, irregularly raised, flattened to sandpapery
Weight (kg): 1.2 - 2.5
Average Weight (kg): 1.9
Length (cm): 15 - 22
Width (cm): 14 - 19
Average Size (cm): 18 x 16
Core size (cm): 11 x 5
Seedless, occasionally 1 or more
Leaves
Length (cm): 31 - 61
Width (cm): 18 - 48
Average Size (cm): 44 x 34
Lobes: 6 - 11
Average: 9
Width (cm): 18 - 48
Average Size (cm): 44 x 34
Lobes: 6 - 11
Average: 9
Male Flowers
Length (cm): 14 - 33
Width (cm): 2 - 4
Average Size (cm): 22 x 3
Width (cm): 2 - 4
Average Size (cm): 22 x 3
NTBG Accession(s): 770520,880691,890474,910275,030039
Garden: Kahanu and McBryde
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