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Type: Article
Published: 2021-04-07
Page range: 268–272
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Begonia kekarmonyingensis (Begoniaceae), a new species from Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India

Department of Botany, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh 791112, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Department of Botany, Goalpara College, Goalpara-783101, Assam, India.
Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, 20a Inver Leith Row, Edinburgh, EH5 3LR, United Kingdom.
Conservation status Indian flora morphology rhizomatous begonia taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of Begonia sect. Platycentrum, B. kekarmonyingensis, from Kekar Monying, a place of historical significance in Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India is illustrated and described. It is allied to B. cathcartii and B. menglianensis, and morphological similarities and differences between the species are discussed. It has been assessed as Vulnerable according to IUCN Red List criteria.