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Two new records of Begonia for the flora of India from Arunachal Pradesh

Department of Botany, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh 791112, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Department of Botany, Goalpara College, Goalpara-783101, Assam, India
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH5 3LR, United Kingdom
Eudicots Begoniaceae Arunachal Pradesh Taxonomy Northeast India New Geographical Record

Abstract

We report two taxa (Begonia medogensis and B. asperifolia) as new records for the flora of India.

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How to Cite

Taram, M., Borah, D. & Hughes, M. (2023)

Two new records of Begonia for the flora of India from Arunachal Pradesh

. Phytotaxa 584 (2): 115–120. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.584.2.4