Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Artocarpus altilis
Identified As:
Artocarpus altilis x A. mariannensis Luhkual (Luhhwel)
Collector Name:
Diane Ragone
Collection Date:
September 8, 1997
Observers:
David H. Lorence, Jim Wiseman
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
County:
Madolenihmw Municipality
Locality:
Nan Madol. Growing within Nan Dowas, the largest structure. In right front courtyard as you enter from the main canal.
Plant Description:
Fruits very large, heavy (~4 kg) with strong stalk inserted into open concavity. Pebbly with hard raised or pyramidal sections flattened on top. Glossy or waxy, light-green skin. Leaves moderately dissected with 1-3 pairs of overlapping lobes with undulate margins and a very large tip. Very supple, glossy blade. Long white hairs on upper veins. Large tree, > 1 m. diameter with large spreading buttress roots. Tree 15-18 m.
From Cultivated Plant:
Yes
Specimen Treatment:
Specimen preserved in 70% alcohol before drying
Ethnobotanical Notes:
One of the last cultivars of thew season. Trees planted inside the massive stone walls in 1950's; the large roots are damaging archaeological site.
Comments:
2 sheets 027848 & 027847
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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