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A NEW SPECIES OF BEGONIA (BEGONIACEAE) FROM PENINSULAR THAILAND

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2012

T. Phutthai ,
M. Hughes  and
K. Sridith
T. Phutthai
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, 90112 Songkhla, Thailand. Current address: Division of Biological and Natural Resources Sciences, Mahidol University (Kanchanaburi campus), Sai-Yok, 71150 Kanchanaburi, Thailand. E-mail: thamarat65@hotmail.com
M. Hughes
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK.
K. Sridith
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, 90112 Songkhla, Thailand.
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Abstract

A new species from Thailand, Begonia bella Phutthai (Begoniaceae), is described and illustrated. It belongs in Begonia sect. Parvibegonia and is a narrow endemic in Phangnga province. Its IUCN category is considered to be ‘Vulnerable’.

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Begonianew speciesThailand
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 69 , Issue 2 , July 2012 , pp. 287 - 292
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 2012

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