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NTBG Plant Name:
Artocarpus altilis 'Lemai 2'
Barcode:
PTBG1000019741
Specimen ID:
070480
Collector ID:
307
Collector Name:
Diane Ragone
Collection Date:
July 10, 1987
Herbarium Name:
PTBG
Observers:
Agnes Rinehart, Lynn Raulerson
Region:
Micronesia
Country:
GU
Island Group:
MARIANA ISLANDS
Island:
Guam
Elevation:
20
Locality:
Marine Lab, University of Guam.
Num Duplicates:
Sheet 2 of 2
Plant Category:
dicot
Plant Description:
Fruits oval, large (18x15 cm) with stout (7 cm) stalk deeply inserted into slightly raised neck of elongated sections. Yellow-green, slightly rough with small, raised points. Rougher when immature. Pale-yellow, creamy flesh with 9 cm core and litte latex when cut. Tiny aborted ovules around core. Male inflorescence variable in length, from short and thick to very long. Leaves moderately dissected with three lobes on one side, four on the other. Dark, glossy, smooth blade with yellow veins. No to few hairs on lobe tiops on upper and lower veins. Tree ~ 7 m.
From Cultivated Plant:
Yes
Ethnobotanical Notes:
Ethnobotany: Pohnpean varieties, especially one with a small round fruit and entire leaf with lobing on tip only (Mei tehid) is found on Guam and possibly Saipan.
Habitat:
Cultivated.
Comments:
Sheet 2 of 2
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023