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A NEW AND UNUSUAL XEROPHYTIC SPECIES OF BEGONIA (BEGONIACEAE) FROM PERU

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 June 2011

M. C. Tebbitt
M. C. Tebbitt*
Affiliation:
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA 15419-1394, USA. E-mail: tebbitt@calu.edu
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Abstract

A new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae), Begonia gorgonea Tebbitt, is described from Cajamarca Province in northern Peru. This species is allied to a group of Andean species that are currently classified in Begonia sect. Knesebeckia. An identification key to this species group is provided, and the IUCN conservation category of VU D2 is proposed for the new species.

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BegoniaCajamarcanew speciesPeru
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 68 , Issue 2 , July 2011 , pp. 177 - 182
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 2011

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