Monday, February 7, 2022

[Botany • 2022] Begonia kapuashuluensis, B. patar & B. sangkulirangensis (Begoniaceae) • Three New Species, One New Record and An Updated Checklist of Begonia from Kalimantan, Indonesia


Begonia patar Randi

in Randi, Ardi, Girmansyah, Sitepu & Hughes, 2022. 
 
Abstract
Three new Begonia species from Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo are described here, namely Begonia kapuashuluensis, B. patar and B. sangkulirangensis, and one species is reported as a new record for Kalimantan. Colour plates, as well as notes on distribution, habitat and conservation status are provided. On conservation status, we provisionally assess B. kapuashuluensis as near threatened, B. patar as critically endangered and B. sangkulirangensis as vulnerable.

Keywords: Begonia kapuashuluensisBegonia patarBegonia sangkulirangensis, Borneo, Kalimantan, Plant taxonomy, Eudicots


  Begonia kapuashuluensis Randi & Ardi
 

Begonia patar Randi


  Begonia sangkulirangensis Ardi, Girm. & Randi
  

Agusti Randi, Wisnu H. Ardi, Deden Girmansyah, Bina Swasta Sitepu and Mark Hughes. 2022. Three New Species, One New Record and An Updated Checklist of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Kalimantan, Indonesia. Phytotaxa. 533(1); 62-72. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.533.1.3