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
2018-01-19
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Begonia limprichtii
Irmsch.
[sect.
Platycentrum
]
Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. Centralblatt für Sammlung und Veroffentlichung von Einzeldiagnosen neuer Pflanzen. Beihefte
12: 440 (
Irmscher 1922
). –
Type
:
China
,
Sichuan
[Szetschwan],
31 May 1914
,
Limpricht 1535
(holo-: WRSL n.v.; iso-: WU0038811).
Citation in other publications
Morris (2010b: 214)
.
Description
This species is characterized by very long sparse hairs/bristles on the top of its leaves. It is somewhat similar to
B. thomsonii
as both are very hairy plants but
B. limprichtii
has a more dentate leaf margin and longer sparser hairs on the upper surface. The species is not included above as no herbarium specimens have been seen, however, photographs from East and West Siang, Arunachal-Pradesh (
Morris
2010b
) are potential records for the study area.