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TABLE 1. Morphological differences between Begonia masilig and B in Two new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Aurora Memorial National Park, Luzon Island, Philippines

  • 1. Philippine Taxonomic Initiative, Inc., Brgy. Margot, Angeles City, Pampanga, 2009 Philippines & Institute of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, 1101, Philippines & jamansibang 1 @ up. edu. ph; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 1470 - 2380
  • 2. Bicol University Graduate School, Legazpi City, Albay, Bicol Region, 4503 Philippines & cyrusjob. delacruz @ bicol-u. edu. ph; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 8594 - 565 X
  • 3. Philippine Taxonomic Initiative, Inc., Brgy. Margot, Angeles City, Pampanga, 2009 Philippines & Institute of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, 1101, Philippines & jmaumentado @ up. edu. ph; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 6999 - 1664
  • 4. Institute for Environmental Conservation and Research, Ateneo de Naga University, Ateneo Ave, Naga, 4400 Camarines Sur, Philippines & sbimeda @ gbox. adnu. edu. ph; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 5224 - 9495
  • 5. Philippine Taxonomic Initiative, Inc., Brgy. Margot, Angeles City, Pampanga, 2009 Philippines & rbustamante @ phtaxa. org; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 2492 - 211 X

Description

TABLE 1. Morphological differences between Begonia masilig and B. droseroides.

Begonia masiligBegonia droseroides
Rhizome
sizeup to ca. 30 cm long, 5–9 mm thick3‒8 cm or longer, 4.5‒8 mm thick
vestitureglabroussubglabrous
internode (cm)0.4–10.3–0.7
Stipule
size (mm)12–15 × 7–98–12 × 7–10
vestiturekeel subtended by 1–5 fleshy aristate hairs fused at base, other parts glabrousfew fleshy red hairs fused at the base of the keel, keel densely hirsute abaxially
Leaf
petiole9–26 cm long, 3–5 mm thick4.3−12 cm long, 2.5‒4 mm thick
lamina shapeovate to narrowly ovatebroadly ovate
lamina size (cm)13.5–26 × 7.5–155.4‒8.2 × 4.4–7
marginsparsely serrulate to entire, shallowly undulate, with sparse white trichomes ca. 0.5 mm longslightly scalloped, subentire and lined with red puberulence
adaxial surfacelight green uniformly to deeply purplish-brown tinged in the middlepale green
Inflorescence
peduncle length (cm)19–487–19
peduncle vestiturelower half of primary peduncle sparsely brown- pubescent, rest of the peduncles scattered (to densely scattered) with simple white-glandular trichomes (ca. 0.5 mm long)dense white-glandular trichomes throughout

Notes

Published as part of Collantes, Yu Pin Ang John Paul R., Mansibang, Jayson, Dela Cruz, Cyrus Job P., M. Aumentado, Jamieann, Bimeda, Shane B., Callado, John Rey, Fritsch, Peter W. & Bustamante, Rene Alfred Anton, 2023, Two new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Aurora Memorial National Park, Luzon Island, Philippines, pp. 255 in Phytotaxa 609 (4) on page 255, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.609.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8297077

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