[Botany • 2025] Begonia nyishiorum (Begoniaceae, sect. Platycentrum) • A New Species from Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India

 

Begonia nyishiorum A. Shenoy, A. K. Soni & Ab. Kumar,

in Soni, Shenoy, Kumar, Anu, Borah et Kabeer, 2025.

DOI: doi.org/10.3417/2025991

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Abstract A new species, Begonia nyishiorum A. Shenoy, A. K. Soni & Ab. Kumar, classified within Begonia L. sect. Platycentrum (Klotzsch) A. DC., is described from East Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India. It is allied with B. kekarmonyingensis Taram, D. Borah & M. Hughes. The morphological similarities and differences between the two species are discussed. Notably, the striking petiole indument of B. nyishiorum is highly distinctive within section Platycentrum. The species is assessed as Data Deficient according to the IUCN Red List criteria.

Keywords: Begonia, Eastern Himalaya, Indian Himalayan Region, IUCN, Platycentrum

Begonia nyishiorum A. Shenoy, A. K. Soni & Ab. Kumar,

Ashish K. Soni, Akshath Shenoy, Abhinav Kumar, Misso Anu, Dipankar Borah and Althaf Ahamed Kabeer. 2025. Begonia nyishiorum (Begoniaceae), a New Species from Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India. Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. 33; 83 - 88. DOI: doi.org/10.3417/2025991

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