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Issue: Vol. 334 No. 2: 16 January 2018
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2018-01-16
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.334.2.8
Page range: 195–199
Abstract views: 30
PDF downloaded: 1

Flora of Nam Kading National Protected Area III: Begonia namkadingensis (Begoniaceae), a new species in limestone area

Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, National Taiwan University
Center for Asian Conservation Ecology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Faculty of Forest Science, National University of Laos, Vientiane, Laos
Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Fukuoka, Japan
Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Center for Asian Conservation Ecology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
DNA barcoding flora Laos new species sect. Lauchea sect. Parvibegonia taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae), B. namkadingensis, is described. This species was collected on moist mossy limestone rocks in the Nam Kading National Protected Area in central Laos during our field survey in 2017. The species resembles B. pteridiformis, which is endemic to Peninsular Thailand, but can be distinguished by its smaller habit, fewer and smaller leaves, less hairy stems and leaves, narrower inner dorsal tepal of pistillate flowers, fewer stamens, and smaller fruits.