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Type: Article
Published: 2020-02-05
Page range: 38–46
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Two new Brazilian species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Atlantic Coastal Forest

Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, BR-465, km 7, 23890-000, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
Atlantic rainforest conservation endemism Rio de Janeiro nomenclature taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Two new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Brazil are described and illustrated. Begonia cunhambebii and Begonia lorenzii are narrow endemic species from Atlantic Coastal Forest, an area full of endemism and with huge species richness. Preliminary IUCN Red List assessments are provided for the species.