Artocarpus montanus is a species of flowering tree in the mulberry and jackfruit family (Moraceae) distributed and endemic in southern and central Vietnam. It was first discovered in 70-year-old specimens at the Missouri Botanical Gardens, and confirmed as a new species in 2020.[1][2]
Artocarpus montanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Moraceae |
Tribe: | Artocarpeae |
Genus: | Artocarpus |
Species: | A. montanus
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Binomial name | |
Artocarpus montanus E.M.Gardner & Zerega
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References
edit- ^ Gardner, Elliot M.; Chaveerach, Arunrat; Sudmoon, Runglawan; Zerega, Nyree J.C. (2020-07-23). "Two new species of Artocarpus (Moraceae) from Thailand and Vietnam". Phytotaxa. Vol. 453, no. 3. pp. 265–274. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.453.3.8. ISSN 1179-3163.
- ^ "91 New Species Discoveries in Viet Nam with 85 of them are Endemic". WWF Vietnam. Retrieved 2024-07-31.