Abstract
We describe Begonia amparoi, a new species of Begonia section Baryandra from Linungaw Twin Islands, Mindanao, Philippines. It grows on limestone and has a robust habit, with a thick rhizome and large leaves. Begonia amparoi is currently known only from the type locality in a coastal island forest of Tandag City, Province of Surigao del Sur. Based on IUCN red list criteria, B. amparoi is considered Vulnerable (VU).
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IUCN Standards & Petitions Committee. (2019) Guidelines for Using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. Version 14. Prepared by the Standards and Petitions Committee.
Klotzsch, J.F. (1854) Begoniaceen-Gattungen und Arten. Abhandlungen der Koniglichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 194–243.
Linnaeus, C. (1753) Species Plantarum. Vol 2. Laurentius Salvius, Stockholm.
Mazo, K.R.M. & Rubite, R.R. (2022) Two new species of Begonia (section Petermannia, Begoniaceae) from the Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines and a redescription of Begonia parvilimba. Phytotaxa 538 (2): 163–171. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.538.2.9
Merrill, E.D. (1912 [1911]) The Philippine species of Begonia. Philippine Journal of Science, section C, Botany 6: 369–406.
Rubite, R.R. (2013) Begonia section Petermannia of Luzon Island, Philippines. Philippine Journal of Science 142: 183–197.
Rubite, R.R., Hughes, M., Alejandro, G.J.D. & Peng, C.-I (2013) Recircumscription of Begonia sect. Baryandra (Begoniaceae): evidence from molecular data. Botanical Studies 54: 58. https://doi.org/10.1186/1999-3110-54-38
Rubite, R.R., Brillantes, R.Y., Tandang, D.N., Moran, C.B., Rule, M.G.Q. & Lin, C.W. (2021a) Begonia benitotanii (section Petermannia, Begoniaceae) a new species endemic to the Philippine Island of Bucas Grande. Phytotaxa 513 (3): 257–264. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.513.3.5
Rubite, R.R., Justo, C.A.D.G., Villaseñor, P.C., Angeles, M.D.D., Tandang, D.N. & Lin, C.W. (2021b) Three new species of Begonia (section Baryandra, Begoniaceae) from Samar Island, the Philippines. Phytotaxa 516 (3): 263–274. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.516.3.5
Rule, M.G.Q., Ang, Y.P., Rubite, R.R., Docot, R.V.A., Bustamante, R.A.A. & Robinson, A.S. (2020) Begonia makuruyot (Begoniaceae, section Baryandra) a new species from Surigao del Norte Province, Philippines. Phytotaxa 470 (3): 226–234. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.470.3.2
Warburg, O. (1904) Begoniceae. In: Perkins, J.R. (Ed.) Fragmenta Florae Philippinae. Gebruder Borntraeger, Leipzig, pp. 51–56.