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
396
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journal article
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10.5852/ejt.2018.396
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Group 5
– Leaves ovate and symmetric to sub-symmetric (
Fig. 4A
)
1. Plant with an erect stem, peduncles arising from leaf axils .............................................................. 2 – Plant without an erect stem, peduncles arising from rhizome or tuber ............................................ 3
2. Leaves
2–7 cm
long, tepals under
5 mm
long, stamens 8–12 with a short connective, female flowers with 5–6 tepals, fruit wings oblong, straight edged ....................................
B. wengeri
C.E.C.Fisch.
– Leaves
5–20 cm
long, tepals
5–10 mm
long, stamens ± 30 with a very long connective, female flowers with 4–5 tepals, fruit wings rounded oblong .......................................
B. brevicaulis
A.DC.
3. Upper surface of leaves glabrous ...................................................................................................... 4 – Upper surface of leaves with sparse to dense hairs .......................................................................... 7
4. Stipules over
1 cm
long, flowers with striped outer tepals,> 30 stamens, styles 2 ............................ ......................................................................................................
B. hatacoa
Buch.
-Ham. ex D.Don
– Stipules under
1 cm
, flowers without stripes, up to 20 stamens, styles 3 ......................................... 5
5. Leaves
3–10 cm
long, tepals ca
5 mm
long .......................................................
B. ovatifolia
A.DC. – Leaves (5–)
10–20 cm
long, tepals
5–20 mm
long .......................................................................... 6
6. Leaves puberulous below, stipules
2 mm
long, tepals with pale fine hairs, stamens 20, female flowers with 4–5 tepals, longest fruit wing
2.5–3 cm
.........................................
B. adscendens
C.B.Clarke
– Leaves sparse pilose below, stipules
5–6 mm
long, tepals with dark hairs, stamens 8–10, female flowers with 3–4 tepals, longest fruit wing
1–1.5 cm
..........................................
B. labordei
H.Lév.
7. Stipules>
5 mm
long, fruit capsule glabrous ................................................................................... 8 – Stipules <
5 mm
long, fruit capsule covered in hairs ....................................................................... 9
8. Leaves up to
25 cm
long, tepals with dark hairs, stamens 8–10, styles 3, longest fruit wing curved ...................................................................................................................
B. labordei
H.Lév.
– Leaves
3–15 cm
long, tepals with pale fine hairs, stamens 15–40, styles 2, longest wing triangular ...............................................................................................................
B. wattii
C.B.Clarke
9. Leaves variegated,
3–16 cm
long, petiole
5–12 cm
, outer tepals serrate, pink, fruit with long fine white hairs, longest fruit wing triangular,
20–24 mm
long ............................................
B. picta
Sm.
– Leaves uniform green,
5–30 cm
long, petioles
2–8 cm
, outer tepals entire, white, fruit with scattered simple hairs, longest fruit wing rounded,
8–16 mm
long .................................
B. brevicaulis
A.DC.