Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Artocarpus mariannensis
Identified As:
Artocarpus mariannensis 'Mei Kuli'
Collector Name:
Diane Ragone
Collection Date:
August 14, 1987
Observers:
Adelino Lorens
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
County:
Sokehs Municipality
Locality:
Yard behind meeting house. Nan Pohnmahl.
Plant Description:
Fruits immature. Male inflorescence 15 cm. Leaves entire or 1-2 pairs on lobes on upper 1/2, especially on younger branches. Glossy, smooth blade with yellow veins. No hairs on upper veins. Dense, velvety appressed reddish hairs on lower veins. Tree ca. 12 m.
From Cultivated Plant:
Yes
Ethnobotanical Notes:
There are two types of 'Mei Kuli': fruits are typical of Artocarpus mariannensis but leaves are very different; entire or only 1-2 lobes or deeply dissected with thin, serrated lobes.
Comments:
Introduced from Kapingimarangi Island.
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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