<i>Begonia corazoniae</i> (Begoniaceae, section <i>Petermannia</i>), a new endemic species from southeastern Mindanao, Philippines
A new Begonia section Petermannia species, Begonia corazoniae Naive, discovered in the forest ecosystems of Davao Oriental, southeastern Mindanao, Philippines, is herein described and illustrated. It closely resembles B. rieckei , but is easily recognized by having paniculate inflorescences with prominently winged ovary and capsule. A comprehensive morphological description, geographic distribution, ecology, phenology and a discussion of similar species is provided. In addition, we assessed this species as ‘Endangered' (EN B1(iii) + 2(iii)) following the criteria of the IUCN.
Authors
- Porter P. Lowry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8047-5019)
- Milton Norman Medina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6858-8048)
- Jhonnel Villegas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6387-2381)
Institutions
- Davao Oriental State University (PH)
- Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nordic Journal of Botany
- Published
- 2024-12-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.04641
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.47