Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Artocarpus altilis
Collector Name:
Diane Ragone
Collection Date:
June 20, 2001
Observers:
Cynthia Nazario, Matisse Clyde, Sani Fa'afuata
Island Group:
SAMOAN ISLANDS
Locality:
Behind Olosega village.
Plant Description:
Small tree ~6m. Fruits oblong, pale yellow-green when mature, yellow flesh with seeds. Less than full to full size, none mature. Leaves symmetrical, moderately dissected with 3-4 pairs of narrow lobes and narrow, pointed tip. Dull, glossy, smooth green blade with green veins. Moderate number of very short white hairs on upper veins, underside very rough, sticks to clothing.
From Cultivated Plant:
Yes
Associated Species:
Canopy of Artocarpus altilis, Cocos nucifera, with bananas Musa x paradisica, Manihot esculenta, Colocasia esculenta, Alocasia macrorrhiza, few Pandanus tectorius, Bischofia javonica, Clerodendrum buchanii, Dioscorea bulbifera, numerous Epipremnum pinnatum, Christella harveyi, Nephrolepis hirsutula, Synedrella nodiflora, Oplismenus compositus, and Mikania micrantha. Seedlings and juveniles of Morinda citrifolia, Dysoxylum samoense, and Ficus scabra.
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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