Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of the endangered and endemic bornean fruit Artocarpus tamaran Becc

Artocarpus tamaran Becc. is a member of the Artocarpus genus of the Moraceae family, comprising 74 plant species (POWO, 2024). The species tree may attain a height of 45 m and a stem diameter of 1 m, with buttresses up to 3 m in height (Kochummen, 2000). The species is endemic to Borneo, occurring in Sarawak, Sabah, Kalimantan, and Brunei Darussalam, specifically in low land to the hilly mixed Dipterocarpaceae forest, beside the river, on sandstone, clay, and alluvial substrate (POWO, 2024; Jarrett, 1959). It has also been recorded in the primary or old secondary forests and logged forests at 20 m to 1800 m above sea level (Jarrett, 1959). According to the Red List category of the International United Conservation Nations (IUCN), Artocarpus tamaran is classified as Vulnerable A2c according to the Red List category of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN, 2024). The species is endangered due to habitat loss, which has been converted into plantations, logged, burnt down, and climate affected such as in Sabah, Sarawak, and Kalimantan (IUCN, 2024; POWO, 2024). The species is utilized for fiber material sourced from the bark, which is used to produce cloth and hats (Kulip, 2003; Fern 2014), fresh fruit, and edible seed after being boiled or roasted (Lim, 2012). The stem, referred to as “terap” in local terminology, has potential applications in construction (Kochummen, 2000). The log and timber prices of the species were 22.90 USD m-3 and 50.88 USD m-3, respectively (Karmini et al., 2020).