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A REVISION OF BEGONIA SECTION DIPLOCLINIUM (BEGONIACEAE) ON THE PHILIPPINE ISLAND OF PALAWAN, INCLUDING FIVE NEW SPECIES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2010

M. Hughes ,
C. Coyle  and
R. R. Rubite
M. Hughes
Affiliation:
Singapore Botanic Garden (Herbarium), 1 Cluny Road, Singapore 259569. Current address: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
C. Coyle
Affiliation:
University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9TH, Scotland, UK.
R. R. Rubite
Affiliation:
University of the Philippines Manila, Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Padre Faura, Manila, Philippines.
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Abstract

Begonia sect. Diploclinium (Begoniaceae) is revised for the Philippine island of Palawan. Five new species, Begonia acclivis C.Coyle, B. cleopatrae C.Coyle, B. gutierrezii C.Coyle, B. rubiteae M.Hughes and B. wilkiei C.Coyle, are described, giving a total of 10 species, nine of which are endemic. Of the 10 species, two are considered to belong to the IUCN category Endangered, five are Vulnerable, two are Least Concern and one is Data Deficient.

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BegoniaIUCN Red Listnew speciesPalawan
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 67 , Issue 1 , March 2010 , pp. 123 - 140
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 2010

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