Published January 10, 2020
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Taxonomic studies on Begonia (Begoniaceae) in Myanmar I: three new species and supplementary description of Begonia rheophytica from Northern Myanmar
- 1. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China|Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Center for Integrative Conservation, Yunnan, China
- 2. Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Center for Integrative Conservation, Yunnan, China
- 3. Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Yunnan, China|Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Center for Integrative Conservation, Yunnan, China
- 4. Forest Research Institute, Forest Department, Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
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Three new species of Begonia (B. chenii, B. putaoensis and B. crassitepala) belonging to Begonia section Platycentrum and a supplementary description of B. rheophytica with a detailed description of female flowers from Putao, Kachin State, Northern Myanmar, are described and illustrated. All the new species are endemic to Northern Myanmar and can be easily distinguished from other species among the section Platycentrum. A detailed description, photographs, habitat, distribution and a comparison with the most related allied species for all new species are provided.
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