Taxon:  Artocarpus camansi Blanco



Summary
Genus:
Artocarpus
Subgenus:
Artocarpus
Family:
Moraceae
Tribe:
Artocarpeae
Nomen number:
450370
Place of publication:
Fl. Filip. 670.  1837
Verified:
05/08/2006 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (6  active, 2  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Aurore, G. et al. 2014. Seeded breadfruit naturalized in the Caribbean is not a seedy variety of Artocarpus altilis. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 61:901-907.
  3. Elevitch, C. R., ed. The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource). Note:
    • Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai'i
    • http://www.traditionaltree.org/
  4. Ferrer-Gallego, P. P. & F. Boisset. 2018. The naming and typification of the breadfruit, Artocarpus altilis, and breadnut, A. camansi (Moraceae). Willdenowia 48:125-135.
  5. Gardner, E. M. et al. 2016. Low-coverage, whole-genome sequencing of Artocarpus camansi (Moraceae) for phylogenetic marker development and gene discovery. Applic. Pl. Sci. 4:1600017. DOI: 10.3732/apps.1600017. Note: it used an individual of Artocarpus camansi non-heterozygous at 19 nuclear microsatellite loci
  6. Gardner, E. M. et al. 2021. Paralogs and off-target sequences improve phylogenetic resolution in a densely sampled study of the breadfruit genus (Artocarpus, Moraceae). Syst. Biol. 70:558-575. DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syaa073. Note: a member of a monophyletic subgenus Artocarpus
  7. Jarrett, F. M. 1959. Studies in Artocarpus and allied genera, III. A revision of Artocarpus subgenus Artocarpus (cont.). J. Arnold Arbor. 40:307. Note: = Artocarpus communis
  8. Jones, A. M. P. et al. 2013. Morphological diversity in breadfruit (Artocarpus, Moraceae): insights into domestication, conservation, and cultivar identification. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 60:175-192. Note: this study considers Artocarpus camansi a progenitor of breadfruit
  9. Sosef, M. S. M. et al., eds. 1998. Timber trees: lesser-known timbers. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 5(3):653.
  10. van Leeuwen, J. & J. B. M. Gomes. 2021. Promoting the cultivation of breadfruit in Amazonia. Rev. Terc. Margem Amaz. 6:209-217. DOI: 10.36882/2525-4812.2021v6i16.ed.esp.p209-217.
  11. Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:83.
  12. Zerega, N. J. C. et al. 2004. Complex origins of breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis, Moraceae): Implications for human migrations in Oceania. Amer. J. Bot. 91:760-766.
  13. Zerega, N. J. C. et al. 2005. Systematics and species limits of breadfruit (Artocarpus, Moraceae). Syst. Bot. 30:603-615. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  14. Zerega, N. J. C. et al. 2010. Phylogeny and recircumscription of Artocarpeae (Moraceae) with a focus on Artocarpus. Syst. Bot. 35:766-782. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbreadnut  1Elevitch, C. R., ed. The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource). Note:
  • Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai'i
  • http://www.traditionaltree.org/
Frenchchâtaignier  2Elevitch, C. R., ed. The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource). Note:
  • Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai'i
  • http://www.traditionaltree.org/
Portuguese (Brazil)pão de caroço  2van Leeuwen, J. & J. B. M. Gomes. 2021. Promoting the cultivation of breadfruit in Amazonia. Rev. Terc. Margem Amaz. 6:209-217. DOI: 10.36882/2525-4812.2021v6i16.ed.esp.p209-217.
Spanishcastaña  2Elevitch, C. R., ed. The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource). Note:
  • Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai'i
  • http://www.traditionaltree.org/
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaMalukupossibly nativeJarrett, F. M. 1959. Studies in Artocarpus and allied genera, III. A revision of Artocarpus subgenus Artocarpus (cont.). J. Arnold Arbor. 40:307. Note: = Artocarpus communis
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaIndonesiaPapua Jarrett, F. M. 1959. Studies in Artocarpus and allied genera, III. A revision of Artocarpus subgenus Artocarpus (cont.). J. Arnold Arbor. 40:307. Note: = Artocarpus communis
1NativeAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  Jarrett, F. M. 1959. Studies in Artocarpus and allied genera, III. A revision of Artocarpus subgenus Artocarpus (cont.). J. Arnold Arbor. 40:307. Note: = Artocarpus communis
2CultivatedAfrica Africa  Elevitch, C. R., ed. The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource). Note:
  • Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai'i
  • http://www.traditionaltree.org/
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndochina  Elevitch, C. R., ed. The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource). Note:
  • Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai'i
  • http://www.traditionaltree.org/
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Elevitch, C. R., ed. The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource). Note:
  • Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai'i
  • http://www.traditionaltree.org/
2CultivatedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii Elevitch, C. R., ed. The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource). Note:
  • Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai'i
  • http://www.traditionaltree.org/
2CultivatedPacificNorthwestern PacificMicronesiaPohnpei Elevitch, C. R., ed. The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource). Note:
  • Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai'i
  • http://www.traditionaltree.org/
2CultivatedPacificNorthwestern PacificPalau  Elevitch, C. R., ed. The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource). Note:
  • Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai'i
  • http://www.traditionaltree.org/
2CultivatedPacificSouth-Central PacificFrench Polynesia  Elevitch, C. R., ed. The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource). Note:
  • Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai'i
  • http://www.traditionaltree.org/
2CultivatedPacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  Elevitch, C. R., ed. The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource). Note:
  • Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai'i
  • http://www.traditionaltree.org/
2CultivatedSouthern America South America  Elevitch, C. R., ed. The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource). Note:
  • Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai'i
  • http://www.traditionaltree.org/
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago  Elevitch, C. R., ed. The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource). Note:
  • Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai'i
  • http://www.traditionaltree.org/
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCentral America  Elevitch, C. R., ed. The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource). Note:
  • Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai'i
  • http://www.traditionaltree.org/
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Elevitch, C. R., ed. The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource). Note:
  • Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai'i
  • http://www.traditionaltree.org/
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • PAPUASIA: Indonesia [Papua], Papua New Guinea
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Maluku (possibly native)]
Cultivated
Africa
  • REGION: Africa
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Indochina
  • MALESIA: Philippines
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia [Pohnpei], Palau
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: French Polynesia
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: New Caledonia
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Trinidad and Tobago
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Central America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana
  • REGION: South America

Reference(s)
  1. Elevitch, C. R., ed. The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource). Note:
    • Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai'i
    • http://www.traditionaltree.org/
  2. Jarrett, F. M. 1959. Studies in Artocarpus and allied genera, III. A revision of Artocarpus subgenus Artocarpus (cont.). J. Arnold Arbor. 40:307. Note: = Artocarpus communis
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodseeds Elevitch, C. R., ed. The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource). Note:
  • Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai'i
  • http://www.traditionaltree.org/
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=450370. Accessed 12 May 2026.