Genus Prainea King ex Hook. f.


Summary
Genus number:
9813
Last updated:
25 October 2017
Family:
Moraceae
Tribe:
Artocarpeae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
Zerega et al. (2010) proposed its recognition at the subgenus level, but see Williams et al. (2017) on the uncertainty of Prainea being within Artocarpus


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References:
  1. Datwyler, S. & G. D. Weiblen. 2004. On the origin of the fig: phylogenetic relationships of Moraceae from ndhF sequences. Amer. J. Bot. 91:767-777. Note: see Appendix 2 for family tribal classification
  2. Jarrett, F. M. 1959. Studies in Artocarpus and allied genera, II. A revision of Prainea. J. Arnold Arbor. 40:30-37.
  3. Williams, E. W. et al. 2017. Out of Borneo: biogeography, phylogeny and divergence date estimates of Artocarpus (Moraceae). Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 119:623. Note: it included two species; uncertain placement within Artocarpus
  4. Zerega, N. J. C. et al. 2010. Phylogeny and recircumscription of Artocarpeae (Moraceae) with a focus on Artocarpus. Syst. Bot. 35:766-782. Note: it recognizes four species as a subgenus of Artocarpus
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/taxonomygenus?id=9813. Accessed 23 June 2026.