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TWO NEW SPECIES OF BEGONIA FROM SUMATRA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 May 2018

W. H. Ardi  and
M. Hughes
W. H. Ardi
Affiliation:
Center for Plant Conservation Botanic Gardens – LIPI, Jalan Ir. H. Juanda 13, Bogor 16003, Indonesia. E-mail: wisn001@lipi.go.id
M. Hughes
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK.
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Abstract

Two new species of Begonia sect. Bracteibegonia, B. curvifolia Ardi and B. ocellata Ardi, are described from West Sumatra, Indonesia. The species are endemic to Sumatra and belong to the IUCN category Data Deficient. A modified identification key to all 11 species of Begonia sect. Bracteibegonia in Sumatra is provided.

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BegoniaBracteibegonianew speciesSumatra
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 75 , Issue 3 , November 2018 , pp. 297 - 304
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (2018) 

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