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BEGONIA MAGUNIANA (BEGONIACEAE, BEGONIA SECT. OLIGANDRAE), A NEW SPECIES FROM NEW GUINEA
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 September 2019
Abstract
The new species Begonia maguniana H.P.Wilson from New Guinea is described. It is endemic to the Central Range of New Guinea at altitudes of c.1700–2300 m and belongs to the IUCN category Least Concern.
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