A revision and one new species of Begonia L. (Begoniaceae, Cucurbitales) in Northeast India
Author
Camfield, Rebecca
Author
Hughes, Mark
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2018
2018-01-19
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10.5852/ejt.2018.396
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Group 7
– Leaves lanceolate (deltoid), symmetric (
Fig. 4C
)
1. Plant with an erect stem, inflorescences arising from leaf axils or terminal ...................................... ................................................................................................................
B. lushaiensis
C.E.C.Fisch.
– Plant stemless, inflorescences arising from rhizome ........................................................................ 2
2. Plant hairy, tepals serrate, female flowers with 4–5 tepals, stamens 30 ........................
B. picta
Sm.
– Plant glabrous to slightly hairy, female flowers with 2–3 tepals, stamens <20 .............................. 3
3. Leaves 3–13 ×
2–7 cm
, stamens 15–20, dioecious, tepals glabrous, fruit with 3 equal rounded wings, tepals persistent ...................................................................
B. dioica
Buch.
-Ham. ex D.Don
– Leaves 9–20 ×
6–16 cm
, stamens 8–10, monoecious, tepals hairy, fruit with 1 long triangular wing and 2 short wings, tepals deciduous .....................................................................
B. labordei
H.Lév.