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NTBG Plant Name:
Artocarpus altilis 'Maafala'
Barcode:
PTBG1000012228
Specimen ID:
038114
Collector ID:
644
Collector Name:
Diane Ragone
Collection Date:
July 22, 2000
Herbarium Name:
PTBG
Observers:
Patty Stewart, Joan Stevens, Rebekka Stone
Region:
Polynesia
Country:
WS
Island Group:
SAMOAN ISLANDS
Island:
Savaii
Elevation:
Yes
Locality:
Saipipi Village. Tavana family compound. 100 m inland from ocean, SE oceanside corner of fale Samoa.
Plant Category:
dicot
Plant Description:
Fruits oblong to oval, small (11 x 15 cm) with stalk (8 cm) inserted into slightly raised neck with 1-2 rows of elongated, narrow sections. Pale yellow green, smooth with persisent brown stigma dot. Each section surrounded by distinctive darker green. Flesh pale yellow, open fusion near narrow core (9 cm); heavy latex when cut, discolors green. Male inflorescences, newly emerginf fruits and fewer than 10 almost-mature fruits on tree. Leaves asymmetrical, longer than wide, modertely dissected, approximately 1/2 distance to midrib with slightly undulate margins. Most asymmetrical with four lobes on one side and 3 or 5 lobes on the other. Some leaves symmetrical with four lobes.
From Cultivated Plant:
Yes
Specimen Treatment:
Specimen preserved in 70% alcohol before drying
Habitat:
Cultivated.
Comments:
Specimen preserved in 70% alcohol before drying
Date of Record Creation:
October 5, 2011
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023