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NTBG Plant Name:
Artocarpus altilis 'Afara'
Barcode:
PTBG1000012285
Specimen ID:
029238
Collector ID:
619
Collector Name:
Diane Ragone
Collection Date:
September 2, 1999
Herbarium Name:
PTBG
Region:
Micronesia
Country:
FM
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
Island:
Pohnpei
State:
POHNPEI STATE
County:
Kolonia Municipality
Elevation:
25
Locality:
Kolonia. Pohnpei Agriculture Station breadfruit collection. Tree 1. Located on left side of entrance road to station; adjacent to fence, opposite the Penny Hotel.
Plant Category:
dicot
Plant Description:
Fruits round to oval. Typical Afara. Smooth with distinct sections surrounded by scabbing. Turns lavendar or rust-orange when mature. White, dense flesh with few minute aborted seeds. Seedless. 40-50 fruits mostly full-size, some mature. Leaves moderately dissected with 3-4 pairs of close lobes with pointed tips. Dark, glossy, smooth, soft blade with green veins. Many long white hairs on upper veins. Underside rough with short dense appressed white hairs. Compact tree: diameter ~50 cm, height ~9 m. Afara.
From Cultivated Plant:
Yes
Specimen Treatment:
Specimen preserved in alcohol before drying.
Date of Last Update:
September 24, 2025

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