An updated checklist of Begonia (Begoniaceae) in Laos, with two new species and five new records

By

Ding, Hongbo
Maw, Mya Bhone
Yang, Bin
Bouamanivong, Somsanith
Tan, Yunhong

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

138

Pages

187--201

Subjects

new records , sect. Parvibegonia , sect. Reichenheimia , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.138.46718

 

Abstract

Two new species of Begonia L. (Begoniaceae), B. laotica (sect. Parvibegonia) and B. hypoleuca (sect. Reichenheimia), from north Laos are described and illustrated. Begonia augustinei, B. dryadis, B. lancangensis, B. sizemoreae and B. sillentensis subsp. mengyangensis were newly recorded taxa in Laos. Furthermore, an updated checklist of Begonia of Laos is also compiled.