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Resolving a taxonomic enigma: Rediscovery of the Mindanao endemic Begonia sordidissima (Begoniaceae) after over a century confirms its distinct status from B. mindorensis
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- 1. Center for Integrative Conservation and Yunnan Key Laboratory for Conservation of Tropical Rainforests & Asian Elephants, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- 2. Center for Integrative Conservation and Yunnan Key Laboratory for Conservation of Tropical Rainforests & Asian Elephants, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China & Department of Biology, College of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Caraga State University, Ampayon, Butuan City 8600, Philippines
- 3. College of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Mindanao State University - Buug Campus, Datu Panas, Buug 7009, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines & College of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Mindanao State University - Main Campus, Marawi City 9700, Lanao del Sur, Philippines
- 4. Center for Integrative Conservation and Yunnan Key Laboratory for Conservation of Tropical Rainforests & Asian Elephants, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China & Department of Biology, College of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Caraga State University, Ampayon, Butuan City 8600, Philippines & Center for Integrative Conservation and Yunnan Key Laboratory for Conservation of Tropical Rainforests & Asian Elephants, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China & Center for Integrative Conservation and Yunnan Key Laboratory for Conservation of Tropical Rainforests & Asian Elephants, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China
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Naive, Mark Arcebal K., Along, Archie A., Rozano, Ralph Rj E., Ruales, Jeco Jed J. (2025): Resolving a taxonomic enigma: Rediscovery of the Mindanao endemic Begonia sordidissima (Begoniaceae) after over a century confirms its distinct status from B. mindorensis. Phytotaxa 730 (3): 269-276, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.730.3.4, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.730.3.4
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