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NTBG Plant Name:

Artocarpus mariannensis

Barcode:

PTBG1000000969

Specimen ID:

053061

Collector ID:

4260

Collector Name:

Michael J. Balick

Collection Date:

August 6, 2002

Herbarium Name:

Determiner:

D. H. Lorence, 2004

Observers:

Tamara Balick, Roberta Lee, Aly Raynor, Elpiana Amor, Johper Jim and Kidron Dannis

Region:

Micronesia

Country:

Island Group:

CAROLINE ISLANDS

Island:

Urek (Coconut)

State:

POHNPEI STATE

County:

Mokil Municipality

Locality:

Mokil Atoll.

Plant Category:

dicot

Plant Description:

Tree to 30 m tall, dbh 1.5 m, no fruits at this time. Seedlings also collected. N.V. mei pa [Pohnpeian]

Ethnobotanical Notes:

Construction Material. Use wood to make boats. stem Lumber. Lumber - stem for canoe. This is the best resistant wood for canoe hull.

Habitat:

Forest with coconut, Cyrtoperma chamissonis (giant swamp taro) ferns, Pandanus, breadfruit, and rich soil with coral layer.

Date of Last Update:

August 6, 2023