Begonia shenzhenensis, a new species of Begoniaceae from Guangdong, China

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Conservation status · Topics: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant Parasitism and Resistance

Begonia shenzhenensis D.K.Tian & X.Yun Wang, sp. nov., a new species in Begonia sect. Platycentrum of Begoniaceae from Shenzhen of Guangdong province, China, is described and illustrated. Morphologically, it is primarily similar to B. coelocentroides in the same section but differs by its denser hairs on leaf, petiole, and pedicel, abtuse anther apex, hairy ovary, and narrower adaxial fruit wing. Based on only one small population found to date, its conservation status is assigned to Critical Endangered according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.

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