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Issue: Vol. 630 No. 2: 14 Dec. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-12-14
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.630.2.5
Page range: 142-148
Abstract views: 172
PDF downloaded: 18

A new insular species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from São Paulo State, Brazil

Centro Universitário Módulo; Curso de Ciências Biológicas; Rua Maria D’Assumpção Carvalho; 1000; CEP: 11662-047; Caraguatatuba; São Paulo; Brazil
Biogeography conservation discovery evolution Eudicots

Abstract

Begonia schizostya, a new species of Begonia sect. Astrothrix from São Paulo state, Brazil is described. Begonia schizostyla is morphologically similar to Begonia bullatifolia and Begonia crispula, with which it is compared. The new species grows in Ombrophilous Dense Submontane Forest, over rocks inside the primary forest of São Sebastião Island. Description, comparisons with related species, etymology, taxonomic comments, illustration and localization map of the new species are provided.

 

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