A revision and one new species of Begonia L. (Begoniaceae, Cucurbitales) in Northeast India
Author
Camfield, Rebecca
Author
Hughes, Mark
text
European Journal of Taxonomy
2018
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Begonia rubella
Buch.
-Ham. ex D.Don [sect.
Diploclinium
]
Prodromus Florae Nepalensis
:
223 (
Don 1825
)
. –
Type
:
Nepal
,
10 Sep. 1802
,
Buchanan-Hamilton
s.n. (holo-: BM000521517).
Description
This species is similar to
B. dioica
, and both species can be found in the neighbouring countries of
Nepal
and
Myanmar
. They are similar vegetatively but
B. rubella
has much smaller flowers that are similar in size to those of
B. ovatifolia
.