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NTBG Plant Name:
Artocarpus altilis x mariannensis 'Ulu Hamoa'
Barcode:
PTBG1000057081
Specimen ID:
072451
Collector ID:
043
Collector Name:
Diane Ragone
Collection Date:
November 5, 1985
Herbarium Name:
PTBG
Region:
Polynesia
Country:
TK
Island:
Nukunonu
Locality:
Nukunonu Village.
Num Duplicates:
2 of 2
Plant Category:
dicot
Plant Description:
Fruits oblong. Dark green, rough with hard, raised points. Numerous large seeds. Leaves moderately dissected with 3-4 pairs of lobes with undulate margins. No to very few hairs. NTBG acc. #890170
From Cultivated Plant:
Yes
Ethnobotanical Notes:
The most common type along with Ulu elise. Ulu hamoa is more popular because it has fewer seeds, is easier to manage, and fast-growing. Matures November-January. Unlike Ulu elise, seeds of Ulu hamoa do not grow true to type but develop into 1/4, 1/2, or 3/4-caste trees (ulu afa), and are propagated by air-layering branches to clonally reproduce. Wood occasionally used for canoes. Preservation: no memory of pit fermentation, all types preserved by being boiled, sliced or pulled apart, then sun-dried for 3-4 days on pieces of woven coconut (like the shades used to screen out rain from the houses.) Mature or ripe fruit can be prepared this way. Stored in a woven, airtight coconut frond basket tightly wrapped with cord. Keeps 6-12 months.
Habitat:
Cultivated.
Date of Last Update:
March 23, 2023