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Type: Article
Published: 2019-10-31
Page range: 41–45
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Begonia medicinalis (Begoniaceae), a new species from Sulawesi, Indonesia

Research Center for Plant Conservation-Bogor Botanic Gardens, Jl. Ir. H. Juanda No. 13, Bogor, Indonesia
Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, University of Tadulako, Jl. Soekarno Hatta Km.9, Palu, Indonesia
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Tadulako, Jl. Soekarno Hatta Km.9, Palu, Indonesia
Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks Board,1 Cluny Road, Singapore 259569
Petermannia Sulawesi Selatan Sulawesi Tengah taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of Begonia, Begonia medicinalis Ardi & D.C.Thomas, is described from  Sulawesi, Indonesia. A photo plate and distribution map are provided. The new species is endemic to Sulawesi and belongs to Begonia section Petermannia.