Begonia yapenensis (sect. Symbegonia, Begoniaceae), a new species from Papua, Indonesia

  • Mark Hughes Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row, EH3 5LR
  • Sadie Barber Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row, EH3 5LR
  • Charlie D. Heatubun akultas Kehutanan dan Pusat Penelitian Lingkungan Hidup, Universitas Papua, Jl. Gunung Salju, Amban, Manokwari 98314, Papua Barat
  • Janet Gagul Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD 4870
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2015.119
Keywords: Section Symbegonia, new species, endemic, New Guinea

Abstract

A new species, Begonia yapenensis M.Hughes, in Begonia section Symbegonia (Begoniaceae) is described and diagnosed against Begonia sympapuana. The new species is endemic to Yapen Island, Papua, Indonesia, and is currently known from a single collection.

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Published
2015-04-10
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Hughes, M., Barber, S., Heatubun, C. D., & Gagul, J. (2015). Begonia yapenensis (sect. Symbegonia, Begoniaceae), a new species from Papua, Indonesia. European Journal of Taxonomy, (119). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2015.119
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