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| Begonia neisti in Hajong, Bhat et Bharali. 2024. |
Abstract
Begonia neisti sp. nov., a new species of B. sect. Platycentrum, from Dibang valley of Arunachal Pradesh, India is described and illustrated. A detailed taxonomic description, along with a photographic plate, illustration, distribution map and conservation status are provided. The conservation status of the new species is preliminarily assessed as data deficient (DD) according to the IUCN red list criteria. Molecular data (ITS2) underwent phylogenetic analysis (maximum parsimony (MP) and Bayesian inference (BI)) to elucidate the relationships of the studied species within the genus.
Keywords: Begonia, Eastern Himalaya, new taxon, phylogeny, Platycentrum, taxonomy
Begonia neisti sp. nov.
Bipankar Hajong, Nazir Ahmad Bhat and Pankaj Bharali. 2024. Begonia neisti sp. nov. (Sect. Platycentrum, Begoniaceae), A New Species from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Nordic Journal of Botany. e04463. DOI: doi.org/10.1111/njb.04463