Four new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Vietnam: B. abbreviata, B. calciphila, B. sphenantheroides and B. tamdaoensis

Ching-I Peng; Hsun-An Yang; Yoshiko Kono; Ming-Jer Jung; Tien Hiep Nguyen

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.222.2.1

Issue: Vol. 222 No. 2: 14 August 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-08-14

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.222.2.1

Page range: 83–99

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**Four new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Vietnam: B. abbreviata, B. calciphila, B. sphenantheroides and B. tamdaoensis**

Ching-I Peng⁺⁻
Hsun-An Yang⁺⁻
Yoshiko Kono⁺⁻
Ming-Jer Jung⁺⁻
Tien Hiep Nguyen⁺⁻

Herbarium (HAST), Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Nangang, Taipei 115, Taiwan

3rd Floor, No. 27, Lane 13, Ching-Hua St., Wenshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan

Center for Plant Conservation (CPC), Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations, № 25/32, Lane 191, Lạc Long Quân Rd, Nghia Dô, Ha Noi, Cau Giay District, Vietnam

Begonia new species sect. Coelocentrum sect. Petermannia sect. Platycentrum Eudicots Vietnam

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Abstract

Four new species of Begonia, namely B. abbreviata C.-I Peng, B. calciphila C.-I Peng, B. sphenantheroides C.-I Peng and B. tamdaoensis C.-I Peng are documented from northern Vietnam. Detailed descriptions, line drawings, color plates, chromosome data, foliar SEM observations and comparisons with phenetically similar species are provided to aid in identification.