Moraceae
Artocarpus

Artocarpus chama Buch.-Ham.

First published in Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 5: 331 (1826)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sikkim to China (Yunnan) and Bangladesh. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gardner, E.M. & Zerega, N.J.C. (2021). Taxonomic updates to Artocarpus subgenus Pseudojaca (Moraceae), with a particular focus on the taxa in Singapore. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 73: 309-374.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (1983). Flora of Bhutan 1(1): 1-186. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pusalkar, P.K., Mao, A.A. & Inge, P. (eds.) (2022). Flora of India 24: 1-688. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Toyama, H. & al. (2013). Inventory of the woody flora in Permanent plats of Kampong Thom and Kompong Chhnang provinces, Cambodia. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 64: 45-105.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2003). Flora of China 5: 1-505. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Artocarpus chaplasha.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Pusalkar, P.K., Mao, A.A. & Inge, P. (eds.) (2022). Flora of India 24: 1-688. Botanical Survey of India.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 1959 s.coll. [Cat. no. 4657] Bangladesh Artocarpus chaplasha K000357631 Type Yes
Apr 6, 1954 Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India Artocarpus chaplasha K000357628 Type Yes
Oct 1, 1950 Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India Artocarpus chaplasha K000357627 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4657] Artocarpus chaplasha K001039611 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4657] Artocarpus chaplasha K001039609 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4657] Artocarpus chaplasha K001039608 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4657] Artocarpus chaplasha K001039607 Unknown Type Material Yes
Poilane, E. [1218] Vietnam Artocarpus chaplasha K001051066 Type Yes
Poilane, E. [7621] Vietnam Artocarpus chaplasha K001051065 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4657] Bangladesh Artocarpus chaplasha K001039610 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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