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A REVISION OF BEGONIA SECT. SYMBEGONIA ON NEW GUINEA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2018

J. N. Gagul ,
M. J. S. Sands ,
O. Gideon  and
M. Hughes
J. N. Gagul
Affiliation:
Division of Biological Sciences, University of Papua New Guinea, PO Box 320, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea. E-mail: [email protected] Australian Tropical Herbarium, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University Cairns Campus, McGregor Road, Smithfield 4878, Queensland, Australia.
M. J. S. Sands
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, UK.
O. Gideon
Affiliation:
Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Private Mail Bag, Lae 411, Morobe, Papua New Guinea.
M. Hughes
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK.
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Abstract

A revision of Begonia sect. Symbegonia, endemic to New Guinea, is presented, with descriptions of five new species (B. arauensis M.Hughes, B. asaroensis J.Gagul, B. erodiifolia Sands, B. mimikaensis Sands and B. vinkii Sands). There are 18 species now recognised, and a key is provided for their identification. Ten of the species are assessed to belong to the IUCN category Data Deficient, and eight to Least Concern.

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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 75 , Issue 2 , July 2018 , pp. 127 - 159
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (2018) 

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