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NTBG Plant Name:
Artocarpus altilis 'Maafala'
Barcode:
PTBG1000012351
Specimen ID:
037310
Collector ID:
675
Collector Name:
Diane Ragone
Collection Date:
June 23, 2001
Herbarium Name:
PTBG
Observers:
Cyntia Nazario, Sandra Banack, Sani Fa'afuata
Region:
Polynesia
Country:
AS
Island Group:
SAMOAN ISLANDS
Island:
Olosega
State:
MANUA DISTRICT
County:
Olosega County
Elevation:
5
Locality:
Behind Olosega village. Transect 2.
Plant Category:
dicot
Plant Description:
Small tree ~5 m. Fruits small, oblong, yellow-green when mature. Leaves small, symmetrical with three pairs of lobes, some asymmetrical with 3 lobes on one side, 4 on the other. Dull smooth blade with yellow-green veins. Reddish-white hairs on upper veins, underside very rough with profuse short white hairs, sticks to clothing.
From Cultivated Plant:
Yes
Habitat:
Agroforest.
Associated Species:
Canopy of Artocarpus atilis, Cocos Nucifera, with bananas Musa x paradisica, Manihot esculenta, Colocasia esculenta, Alocasia macrorrhiza, Ficus scabra, few Pandanus tectorius, Bischofia javonica, Clerodendrum buchanii, Dioscorea bulbifera, numerous Epiremnum 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