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| Begonia masilig J.Collantes, C.J.P.Dela Cruz & Y.P.Ang, in Ang, Collantes, Mansibang, Dela Cruz, Aumentado, ... et Bustamante, 2023. |
Abstract
Begonia masilig and Begonia akaw, both endemic to Aurora Memorial National Park, Luzon, Philippines, are described as species new to science. Begonia masilig is similar to B. droseroides in its rhizomatous habit and glandular trichomes on the inflorescence, but differs in lamina shape and overall size, and the vestiture of stipule, lamina margin, and outer tepals of staminate flowers. Begonia akaw is similar to B. ramosii in its short erect habit, ovate lamina and congested terminal inflorescence with 2-tepaled staminate flowers, but differs in inflorescence size and arrangement, and bract and ovary shape. Both new species are here proposed to be Endangered (EN) as per IUCN criteria.
Keywords: Eudicots, Begonia droseroides, Begonia ramosii, biodiversity, conservation, new species, Sierra Madre Mountain Range, taxonomy.
Begonia akaw Mansibang, Aumentado & Y.P.Ang
Begonia masilig J.Collantes, C.J.P.Dela Cruz & Y.P.Ang
Yu Ping Ang, John Paul R. Collantes, Jayson Mansibang, Cyrus Job P. Dela Cruz, Jamie Ann M. Aumentado, Shane B. Bimeda, John Rey Callado, Peter W. Fritsch and Rene Alfred Anton Bustamante. 2023. Two New Species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Aurora Memorial National Park, Luzon Island, Philippines. Phytotaxa. 609(4); 253-264. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.609.4.1
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