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Issue: Vol. 640 No. 2: 11 Mar. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-03-11
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.640.2.6
Page range: 177-182
Abstract views: 197
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Begonia tripurensis (Begoniaceae, sect. Platycentrum), a new species from Tripura, Northeast India

Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity laboratory, Department of Botany, Tripura University, Agartala- 799022, Tripura, India.
Department of Botany, Kaliabor College, Nagaon-782137, Assam, India.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH5 3LR, United Kingdom.
Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity laboratory, Department of Botany, Tripura University, Agartala- 799022, Tripura, India.
Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity laboratory, Department of Botany, Tripura University, Agartala- 799022, Tripura, India.
Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity laboratory, Department of Botany, Tripura University, Agartala- 799022, Tripura, India.
Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity laboratory, Department of Botany, Tripura University, Agartala- 799022, Tripura, India.
taxonomy Begonia New species Northeast India Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of Begonia sect. Platycentrum is described here from the moist deciduous forest of Tirthamukh near Dumboor Lake, Tripura, India. It is similar to B. scintillans, B. chindwinensis and B. thomsonii but differs in plant size, hair characters, petiole length, flowers, stamens and fruits. A description with coloured photographs and information on the phenology and habitat are provided.

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