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Diagnosis:—The new species is similar to 
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Plant monoecious, perennial, rhizomatous, 
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long. Blade green, broadly ovate, 15–17 × 
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, strongly asymmetric, puberulous on both surfaces (adaxial surface hairs white, abaxial surface hairs pink, denser on veins); venation palmate, 6–7 veined; cordate at base, lobes overlapping slightly, margin irregularly serrulate, apex acuminate. Inflorescence axillary, 
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long, 1 or 2 branched, subtended by two pseudo-opposite cauline leaves, peduncles red, white pilose, 
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in diameter. Bracts ovate, navicular, 6–10 × 
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, sparsely hairy at the base adaxially, margin entire. Flowers 3–6 per inflorescence (a branch comprising 2 staminate flowers with a pistillate flower); protandrous. Staminate flower: pedicel red, 
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long, pilose with deep pink hairs, tepals 4, outer 2 larger, white, slightly red at the base, broadly ovate, 11–15 × 
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, outside covered with red hispid hairs towards the base; inner 2 smaller, white, ovate, 11–13 × 
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, glabrous; androecium 
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long, 
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in diameter; stamens 80–120, filaments 
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long; anthers yellow, obovate, 
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long, apex rounded. Pistillate flower: pedicel red, 
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long; corolla 
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in diameter; tepals (4–)5, white, outer 2 ovate, 10–15 × 
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, covered with red hispid hairs at the base, inner 2–3 similar to the outer tepals in shape and size, glabrous; styles 2, free, 
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long, with a convoluted stigmatic band, yellow. Ovary 4–5 × 
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excluding the wings, pinkish white, hispid, three-winged, longest wing 
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wide, lateral wings 
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wide; locules 2, placenta 2 per locule.
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<paragraph id="18013699FFE2FFE192A3D3E02C4E5356" blockId="3.[136,1452,158,1445]" pageId="3" pageNumber="271">
<emphasis id="2ACAEA8BFFE2FFE192A3D3E02F6054BA" box="[189,309,986,1012]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="271">Etymology</emphasis>
:—Named after Kekar Monying, a place of historical significance and a tourist attraction, from where the 
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of new species is collected.
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<emphasis id="2ACAEA8BFFE2FFE192A3D4182F605372" box="[189,309,1058,1084]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="271">Phenology</emphasis>
:—Flowering and fruiting from February-April.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="18013699FFE2FFE192A3D47C2F2E53E6" blockId="3.[136,1452,158,1445]" pageId="3" pageNumber="271">
<emphasis id="2ACAEA8BFFE2FFE192A3D47C2F99532E" box="[189,460,1094,1120]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="271">Distribution and habitat</emphasis>
:— 
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<emphasis id="2ACAEA8BFFE2FFE193EED47D2D7E532E" box="[496,811,1094,1120]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="271">Begonia kekarmonyingensis</emphasis>
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is so far considered endemic to the 
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locality of Kekar Monying in 
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(Siang belt). It grows near streams, waterfalls and in rock crevices of the moist shaded areas by the roadside.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="2ACAEA8BFFE2FFE192A3D4892C715382" box="[189,548,1202,1229]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="271">Conservation status and ecology</emphasis>
:—The species was found in one location with 
<emphasis id="2ACAEA8BFFE2FFE1963ED4892A6F5382" box="[1056,1082,1203,1228]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="271">ca</emphasis>
. 100 individuals.The area was on private land, not designated as a protected area. It grows in association with 
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<emphasis id="2ACAEA8BFFE2FFE191C8D4EC2A8253BE" box="[982,1239,1238,1264]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="271">Henckelia mishmiensis</emphasis>
(Debb. ex Biswas) D.J.Middleton &amp; Mich.Möller (Gesneriaceae)
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, 
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<emphasis id="2ACAEA8BFFE2FFE19082D4C12D7C525A" box="[668,809,1274,1300]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="271">Boeica fulva</emphasis>
C.B.Clarke (Gesneriaceae)
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, 
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<emphasis id="2ACAEA8BFFE2FFE19673D4C02ABE525A" box="[1133,1259,1274,1300]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="271">Elatostema</emphasis>
sp. (Urticaceae)
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="2ACAEA8BFFE2FFE19296D5242F9F5276" box="[136,458,1310,1336]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="271">Rhynchotechum parviflorum</emphasis>
Blume (Gesneriaceae)
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, 
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<emphasis id="2ACAEA8BFFE2FFE190C0D5252D095276" box="[734,860,1311,1336]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="271">R. vestitum</emphasis>
Wall. ex C.B.Clarke (Gesneriaceae)
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, 
<taxonomicName id="DFBE4D1AFFE2FFE19712D5242F665213" class="Polypodiopsida" family="Aspleniaceae" genus="Asplenium" kingdom="Plantae" order="Polypodiales" pageId="3" pageNumber="271" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="2ACAEA8BFFE2FFE19712D5242BF15276" box="[1292,1444,1310,1336]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="271">Asplenium sp</emphasis>
. (Aspleniaceae)
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="2ACAEA8BFFE2FFE19321D5792C525212" box="[319,519,1346,1372]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="271">Tacca integrifolia</emphasis>
Ker Gawl. (Taccaceae)
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, 
<taxonomicName id="DFBE4D1AFFE2FFE1913ED5792A675213" box="[800,1074,1346,1373]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rubiaceae" genus="Mycetia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Gentianales" pageId="3" pageNumber="271" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="2ACAEA8BFFE2FFE1913ED5792D2F5212" box="[800,890,1347,1372]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="271">Mycetia</emphasis>
sp. (Rubiaceae)
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and 
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<emphasis id="2ACAEA8BFFE2FFE19674D5782B305212" box="[1130,1381,1346,1372]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="271">Wallichia oblongifolia</emphasis>
Griff. (Arecaceae)
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. Given the single location and lack of protection for the area, we assessed 
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<emphasis id="2ACAEA8BFFE2FFE19656D55D2B6852CE" box="[1096,1341,1382,1408]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="271">B. kekarmonyingensis</emphasis>
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to belong to the Vulnerable IUCN category under criteria VU D1 &amp; D2 (IUCN Standards and Petitions Subcommittee, 2017).
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