Title: Six new species of Begonia (Sect. Jackia, Begoniaceae) from Sumatra, Indonesia.
Authors: GIRMANSYAH, Deden; HUGHES, Mark; SULISTIJORINI; RUGAYAH; ARDI, Wisnu H.; CHIKMAWATI, Tatik
Abstract: Six new species of Begonia sect. Jackia from Sumatra are described and illustrated: B. araneumoides, B. batuphila, B. hijauvenia, B. mursalaensis, B. panjangfolia, and B. perunggufolia. All morphological characters and measurements were observed from living plants in the Bogor Botanical Gardens greenhouse or the wild. Using IUCN criteria, 4 species are considered to be Data Deficient, 1 Vulnerable, and 1 Least Concern.
Subjects: SUMATRA (Indonesia); BEGONIAS; INTERNATIONAL Union for Conservation of Nature & Natural Resources; GREENHOUSE gardening; SECTS; SPECIES; BOTANICAL gardens
Publication: Taiwania, 2022, Vol 67, Issue 1, p97
ISSN: 0372-333X
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.6165/tai.2022.67.97

Six new species of Begonia (Sect. Jackia, Begoniaceae) from Sumatra, Indonesia.

GIRMANSYAH, Deden; HUGHES, Mark; SULISTIJORINI; RUGAYAH; ARDI, Wisnu H.; CHIKMAWATI, Tatik