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Issue: Vol. 704 No. 2: 6 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-06
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.704.2.1
Page range: 99-105
Abstract views: 325
PDF downloaded: 201

Two new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park, Kalimantan, Indonesia

Nusantara Climate Initiative, 18 Office Park, lv. 22, Jl. TB Simatupang, Pasar Minggu, Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia 12520; Tumbuhan Asli Nusantara Foundation, BTN Korpri Blok C1 No. 96, Kawatuna, Mantikulore, Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia 94233
Program Studi Biologi, Fakultas Sains dan Teknologi, Universitas Samudra, Jl. Prof. Dr. Syarief Thayeb, Meurandeh, Langsa Lama, Langsa, Aceh, Indonesia 24416; Tumbuhan Asli Nusantara Foundation, BTN Korpri Blok C1 No. 96, Kawatuna, Mantikulore, Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia 94233
Balai Taman Nasional Bukit Baka Bukit Raya, Jl. DR. Wahidin Sudirohusodo Baning, Kabupaten Sintang, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia 78613
Balai Taman Nasional Bukit Baka Bukit Raya, Jl. DR. Wahidin Sudirohusodo Baning, Kabupaten Sintang, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia 78613
Research Center for Biosystematic and Evolution, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia 16911; UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, 2725 S. Binion Road Apopka, Florida, United States 32703; Tumbuhan Asli Nusantara Foundation, BTN Korpri Blok C1 No. 96, Kawatuna, Mantikulore, Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia 94233
Begonia bukitrayaensis Begonia kalimantana herbs national park plant taxonomy west Malesia Eudicots

Abstract

Two new species of Begonia were discovered during an expedition to Mount Bukit Raya, the highest peak in Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. Full descriptions with colour plates and distribution map are provided.

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How to Cite

Randi, A., Mustaqim, W.A., Kadhafi, A.M., Nursub’i, F. & Ardi, W.H. (2025) Two new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park, Kalimantan, Indonesia. Phytotaxa 704 (2): 99–105. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.704.2.1