Six new species of Begonia (Sect. Jackia, Begoniaceae) from Sumatra, Indonesia

Six new species of Begonia sect. Jackia from Sumatra are described and illustrated: B. araneumoides, B. batuphila, B. hijauvenia, B. mursalaensis, B. panjangfolia, and B. perunggufolia. All morphological characters and measurements were observed from living plants in the Bogor Botanical Gardens gree...

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Published in:TAIWANIA 2022-03, Vol.67 (1), p.97-109
Main Authors: Girmansyah, Deden, Hughes, Mark, Sulistijorini, Rugayah, Ardi, Wisnu H, Chikmawati, Tátik
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
B. batuphila
B. hijauvenia
B. mursalaensis
B. panjangfolia
B. perunggufolia
Begonia
Begonia araneumoides
Biology
Botanical gardens
Electronic mail systems
Flowers & plants
Leaves
Morphology
New species
Ovaries
SCIE
Scopus
Seeds
TSCI
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Summary:Six new species of Begonia sect. Jackia from Sumatra are described and illustrated: B. araneumoides, B. batuphila, B. hijauvenia, B. mursalaensis, B. panjangfolia, and B. perunggufolia. All morphological characters and measurements were observed from living plants in the Bogor Botanical Gardens greenhouse or the wild. Using IUCN criteria, 4 species are considered to be Data Deficient, 1 Vulnerable, and 1 Least Concern.
ISSN:0372-333X
DOI:10.6165/tai.2022.67.97