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| Begonia wiformis T.S.Hoang & C.W.Lin, in Hoang et Lin, 2023. |
Abstract
Begonia sect. Coelocentrum is a highly diverse section of the genus (87 species) with a Sino-Vietnamese distribution. A new species, Begonia wiformis, is described and illustrated herein, it is characterized by its rhizomes that send out elongated stolons, subglabrous lamina with a velvety texture adaxially, bracts with a denticulate margin, and a zygomorphic androecium. Additionally, Begonia filiformis, a species previously known only from China, is reported for the first time in Vietnam.
Keywords: biodiversity, endemism, taxonomy, Eudicots,
Begonia wiformis T.S.Hoang & C.W.Lin
Thanh Son Hoang, Che-Wei Lin. 2023. A New Species Begonia wiformis, and A New Record of B. filiformis (B. sect. Coelocentrum, Begoniaceae) from northern Vietnam. Phytotaxa. 591(4); 292-300. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.591.4.6