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A NEW SPECIES OF TUBEROUS BEGONIA (BEGONIACEAE) FROM ANDEAN PERU

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2019

P. W. Moonlight ,
R. Hollands ,
A. Cano  and
D. A. Purvis
P. W. Moonlight*
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
R. Hollands
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
A. Cano
Affiliation:
Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Casilla 14-0434, Lima 14, Peru.
D. A. Purvis
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

A striking new species of Begonia, B. joshii, is described from Amazonas Region, Peru. The new species is unusual among the South American members of the genus both in its combination of tuberous habit with peltate leaves and in living in a seasonally dry tropical forest environment. A phylogeny of this and closely related species is presented, and its sectional affiliation and IUCN conservation status are discussed. A key to the peltate Peruvian species of Begonia is provided.

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Begonia sect. Eupetalumlarge generanew speciesPeru
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 77 , Issue 1 , March 2020 , pp. 145 - 159
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© Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (2019) 

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