Begonia medogensis, a new species of Begoniaceae from Western China and Northern Myanmar

By

Li, Jian-Wu
Tan, Yunhong
Wang, Xi-Long
Wang, Chen-Wang
Jin, Xiaohua

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

103

Pages

13-18

Subjects

Begonia , Begonia medogensis , China , Myanmar , new species , sect. Platycentrum

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.103.25392

 

Abstract

Begoniamedogensis JianW.Li, Y.H.Tan & X.H.Jin, a new species of Begoniaceae, is described and illustrated by colour photographs. Begoniamedogensis is distributed in western China and northern Myanmar. It has erect stems, is tuberless, has many triangular to lanceolate leaves, base slightly asymmetric, margins remotely and irregularly denticulate; staminate flowers have 4 perianth segments, with outer 2 segments broadly ovate, inner 2 spathulate; pistillate flowers have 5 perianth segments, unequal, outer 4 broadly ovate, inner 1 spathulate. The new species is assigned to section Platycentrum and can easily be distinguished from the other species in the section.