The Begonia flora of Gunung Mulu and Gunung Buda National Parks, Sarawak, Borneo, including five new species

JULIA SANG; RUTH KIEW; LING CHEA YIING

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.381.1.9

Issue: Vol. 381 No. 1: 7 December 2018

Type: Article

Published: 2018-12-07

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.381.1.9

Page range: 58–79

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**The Begonia flora of Gunung Mulu and Gunung Buda National Parks, Sarawak, Borneo, including five new species**

JULIA SANG⁺⁻
RUTH KIEW⁺⁻
LING CHEA YIING⁺⁻

Botanical Research Centre, Sarawak Forestry Corporation, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong, Malaysia

Botanical Research Centre, Sarawak Forestry Corporation, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Taxonomy Begoniaceae biodiversity distribution Malaysia Eudicots

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Abstract

An account of the twenty Begonia species from the Gunung Mulu and Gunung Buda National Parks is presented with illustrated descriptions of five new species (Begonia argentii, B. jokwaniana, B. lansatensis, B. muluensis and B. vulgarioides) and one new record (Begonia chlorocarpa Irmsch. ex Sands). A key for their identification is provided.