Artocarpus mariannensis

Artocarpus mariannensis
Mature tree, Santa Lourdes Shrine, Saipan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Artocarpeae[1]
Genus: Artocarpus
Species: A. mariannensis
Binomial name
Artocarpus mariannensis
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Artocarpus mariannensis (Chamorro: dugdug) is a species of plant in the fig family, Moraceae. It is endemic to the Mariana Islands and Guam.

Gallery

Characteristic "duck foot" shape of dugdug leaves

References

Raulerson, L., & A. Rinehart. Trees and Shrubs of the Mariana Islands. 1992.

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