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 sikkimensis
var.
kamengensis
Rekha Morris, P.D.McMillan & Golding ex Golding
The Begonian
76: 33 (
Golding 2009
)
. –
Type
:
India
, Arunachal-Pradesh, West Kamang District, Sessa,
24 Dec. 2005
,
Morris RM-AR 57
(holo-: CLEMS; iso-:
US
n.v.).
Other material examined
INDIA
:
Arunachal-Pradesh
: West Kamang District, Sessa,
24 Dec. 2005
,
R. Morris RM-AR 53
(
CLEMS
).
Nagaland
: Naga Hills, Kohima,
12 Sep. 1950
,
Koelz 26170
(
MICH
); Naga Hills, Takubama,
27 Aug. 1950
,
Chand 3467
(
MICH
).
Description
Plant up to
200 cm
. Stem: dark pink to red. Male flower: outer tepals deep pink to crimson, inner tepals pale pink. Female flower: tepals deep pink to pink.
Remarks
The collections by both Koelz and Chand are new records for this variety in
Nagaland
.