Artocarpus bergii (Moraceae), a New Species in the Breadfruit Clade from the Moluccas

Elliot M. Gardner*, Deby Arifiani, Nyree J.C. Zerega

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Abstract

Artocarpus bergii, named for the late C. C. Berg, is from Halmahera in the Moluccas, and is a close ally of breadfruit (A. altilis). The species resembles the Micronesian A. mariannensis but with generally smaller parts. Because it is known from only a small area and the type locality is a potential mining site, A. bergii is likely of conservation concern, particularly given its status as a crop wild relative.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)91-95
Number of pages5
JournalSystematic Botany
Volume46
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

Funding

We thank PT Weda Bay Nickel for their support of the Flora Inventory Programme on Halmahera that resulted in the type collections by Iska Gushilman, Idris Haris, and Roji Mahroji; the Herbarium Bogoriense (BO), Missouri Botanical Garden herbarium (M. Merello) (MO), Leiden Herbarium (L), Singapore Botanic Gardens Herbarium (SING), Berlin Herbarium (B); the Cleveland Museum of Natural History (CLM) for access to facilities; and two anonymous reviewers for helpful comments on the manuscript. This project received funding from the United States National Science Foundation (DEB awards 0919119 and 1501373 and DBI award 1711391) and the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 823827 SYNTHESYS+.

Keywords

  • Crop wild relatives
  • Halmahera
  • Maluku

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Genetics
  • Plant Science

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