SYNOPSIS OF BEGONIA (BEGONIACEAE) FROM THE NORTHERN ARM OF SULAWESI AND SANGIHE ISLAND, INDONESIA, INCLUDING THREE NEW SPECIES Author Ardi, W. H. Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jalan Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km 46, Cibinong, Kabupaten Bogor, Jawa Barat 16911, Indonesia. E-mail: wisn 005 @ brin. go. id. wisn005@brin.go.id Author Thomas, D. C. Research and Conservation, Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks Board, 1 Cluny Road, Singapore 259569. text Edinburgh Journal of Botany 2022 2022-08-18 79 405 1 50 http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/ejb.2022.405 journal article 10.24823/EJB.2022.405 1747-0036 21. Begonia cucullata Willd. [§ Ephemera ], Sp. Pl. 4: 414 (1805) . – Type : Habitat in Brasilia, s. coll. , s.n. ( type B-W 17567). Additional literature . Kiew (2005) [description, line drawing and photographic plate]; Martin et al. (2017) [synonymy]. Distribution . Native to South America ( Bolivia , Brazil and North Argentina ); naturalised in many areas of Asia, including Bangladesh , China , India , Indonesia ( Bali , Java , Sulawesi , Sumatra ), Malaysia , the Philippines , Taiwan ; Africa ( South Africa , Mauritius ); and Central and North America ( Mexico , USA ). In Sulawesi, recorded from the North and Central Provinces. Habitat . This species is often found naturalised in strongly disturbed vegetation, including forest borders, home gardens, plantations, and other open areas. Proposed IUCN conservation category . Least Concern (LC). Begonia cucullata is an introduced species from the Neotropics. The species has been naturalised in many regions of Indonesia . Additional specimens examined . INDONESIA . Sulawesi . Northern arm of Sulawesi . Eastern North Sulawesi : Minahasa , Kongkoan , 4 ii 2019 , W.H. Ardi WI404 ( BO ) . Central Sulawesi Province : Poso , Napu Valley , 4 viii 2018 , W.H. Ardi WI294 ( BO ) .