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Type: Article
Published: 2018-12-07
Page range: 116–126
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Two new species of Begonia from Andean Peru

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR, UK.
Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Nacional Agraria-La Molina, Avenida La Molina s.n, Apartado 456, Lima 12, Peru.
Andes Begonia section Cyathocnemis Neotropics Peru Eudicots

Abstract

Two new species of Begonia from montane forests in Andean Peru are described and illustrated as B. lamolina and B. amoeboides. These two species are placed within B. section Cyathocnemis and are morphologically most similar to B. lophoptera, which is lectotypified, and a new description is provided. Preliminary IUCN Red List assessments are provided for all three species.