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§
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by having a branched and erect stem with an antrorsely tomentose vestiture and bearing numerous small leaves that are held horizontally. Additionally, both species produce inflorescences in the upper axils or terminally, with 2-tepaled staminate flowers and 5-tepaled pistillate flowers. However, the new species is distinct from
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by having larger leaves (2045 ×
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Monoecious herb, perennial c.
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tall.
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much branched, erect, olive to brown, c.
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long on upper axils.
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brown, persistent, narrowly triangular, c.3
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, glabrous, chartaceous, margins entire, slightly keeled, apex cuspidate, cusp c.
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numerous, alternate, distichous, held horizontally; petiole terete, olive green,
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long, same texture as stems; lamina oblong-lanceolate-ovate, slightly asymmetrical, 2045 ×
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; adaxially dark green, hyaline, sparsely hirsute between the veins; abaxially pale green, appressed puberulous on veins; base shallowly oblique; margins coarsely serrate, pointed on vein endings, apex acute; venation pinnate, midrib
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<emphasis id="B976B8742A02FFF7FD28FCEB7D6739E5" box="[721,868,878,903]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Inflorescence</emphasis>
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long; pistillate flowers solitary and basal to staminate flowers; peduncle
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long, pale green, same texture as stem.
<emphasis id="B976B8742A02FFF7FECFFB867F7F3E7E" box="[310,380,1027,1052]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Bracts</emphasis>
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, margins entire, decreasing in size towards summit of inflorescence.
<emphasis id="B976B8742A02FFF7FF80FBCB7F313E05" box="[121,306,1102,1127]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Staminate flower</emphasis>
pedicel
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long, antrorsely puberulous, tepals 2, widely ovate to orbicular,
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in diameter, hyaline white to pale pink near attachment, base shallowly cordate, apex rounded, margins entire, abaxially sparsely puberulous; androecium nearly actinomorphic, c.
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in diameter; stamens yellow, c.25; filaments
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long, slightly fused at base; anthers obovate, apex retuse, dehiscing along 2 arched slits that run along the length of the anther, c.
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long.
<emphasis id="B976B8742A02FFF7FE03FA8C7CA23F40" box="[506,673,1289,1314]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Pistillate flower</emphasis>
pedicel c.
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long; tepals 5, antrorsely puberulous, hyaline white to pale pink near apex, margins entire, elliptic to obovate, 911 ×
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, base cuneate, apex rounded to acute; ovary white with a pale pink band along the middle, trigonous-ellipsoid, c.11 × c.
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(wings excluded), wings subequal, ovate-oblong, rounded proximally and truncated distally, c.18 ×
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, glabrous except sparsely hirsute at the wing margin, 3-locular, placentation axile; styles 3, yellow, bifid, c.
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long; stigmas in a spiral band and papillose all around; ovate to oblong.
<emphasis id="B976B8742A02FFF7FD06FA6C7D543C60" box="[767,855,1513,1538]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Capsule</emphasis>
not seen.
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<emphasis id="B976B8742A02FFF7FF80F9987EE83C54" box="[121,235,1565,1590]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Etymology</emphasis>
. The specific epithet,
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<emphasis id="B976B8742A02FFF7FE19F9987C433C54" box="[480,576,1565,1590]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">naemma</emphasis>
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, is the word in Ilocano that means shy and humble. This reflects the difficulty in noticing the species
<emphasis id="B976B8742A02FFF7FD64F9C77CDC3C39" box="[669,735,1602,1627]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">in situ</emphasis>
due to its resemblance to other herbaceous plants such as
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<emphasis id="B976B8742A02FFF7FE57F9ED7C843CE3" box="[430,647,1640,1665]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Elatostema pilosum</emphasis>
Merr. (
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)
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, with which it was growing sympatrically. The species was discovered only by chance because it was flowering.
<emphasis id="B976B8742A04FFF1FF80F9A17F813C5F" box="[121,386,1572,1597]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Distribution and ecology</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B976B8742A04FFF1FE69F9A17C533C5F" box="[400,592,1572,1597]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Begonia naemma</emphasis>
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is narrowly distributed and currently known only from its
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locality in the PCWFR (
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<emphasis id="B976B8742A04FFF1FDBCF9CC7CA33C00" bold="true" box="[581,672,1609,1634]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Figure 3</emphasis>
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). It is found growing on soil slopes or lithophytically at least
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a.s.l., along with
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<emphasis id="B976B8742A04FFF1FD76F9EA7D083CEA" box="[655,779,1647,1672]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Elatostema</emphasis>
Wight
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and
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P.Beauv. species.
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It occurs in two localities: one at c.
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a.s.l. and another at
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a.s.l.
<emphasis id="B976B8742A05FFF0FF80FB957C123E4B" box="[121,529,1040,1065]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Proposed IUCN conservation category</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B976B8742A05FFF0FDE7FB957CD93E4B" box="[542,730,1040,1065]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Begonia naemma</emphasis>
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has a restricted distribution and a relatively small number of mature individuals (only two localities [one location sensu IUCN] were observed with fewer than 100 mature plants per locality). It has an EOO and AOO of
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. Moreover, a potential threat of land conversion is noted, because economic crops are introduced in the lower slopes of the mountain. Presently, pockets of illegal logging have been observed in the area by locals, and this activity has shown no sign of stopping despite the locality being designated as a protected area. Because the survival of
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is strongly tied to the overall health of the ecosystem, any forest disturbances are likely to affect this species negatively. Following the IUCN criterion B,
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<emphasis id="B976B8742A05FFF0FD2AFABE7D8C3F36" box="[723,911,1339,1364]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Begonia naemma</emphasis>
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is hereby assessed as Critically Endangered CR B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) (
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).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B976B8742A03FFF6FF80F9AA7ED13C27" bold="true" box="[121,210,1583,1605]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Figure 1.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B976B8742A03FFF6FF20F9AA7F863C27" box="[217,389,1583,1605]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Begonia naemma</emphasis>
Y.P.Ang, Aumentado &amp; Magtoto
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,
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A, Habit; B, stipule; C and C, leaf (adaxial and abaxial surface, respectively); D, bract; E and E, staminate flower (face view and side view, respectively); F, stamen; G, pistillate flower (face view); H, pistillate flower (side view, showing ovary); I, ovary (cross-section). Drawn from the type collection (
<emphasis id="B976B8742A03FFF6FD54F9167D623CCB" box="[685,865,1683,1705]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">PTI-PCWFR1-0021</emphasis>
) by Y. P. Ang.
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<emphasis id="B976B8742A04FFF1FF80FADE7ED13F13" bold="true" box="[121,210,1371,1393]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Figure 2.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B976B8742A04FFF1FF20FADE7F863F13" box="[217,389,1371,1393]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Begonia naemma</emphasis>
Y.P.Ang, Aumentado &amp; Magtoto
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,
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A, Habitat and habit; B, stem vestiture and stipules; C and C, leaf (adaxial and abaxial surface, respectively); D, immature staminate flower and bracts; E, pistillate flower (face view); F, pistillate flower (side view, showing ovary); G, ovary (cross-section). All photographs of the type collection (
<emphasis id="B976B8742A04FFF1FD5DFA3A7D5B3FB7" box="[676,856,1471,1493]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">PTI-PCWFR1-0021</emphasis>
), taken by M. N. Tamayo (A), R. A. A. Bustamante (BF) and L. M. Magtoto (G).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B976B8742A05FFF0FF80FC4B7ED13986" bold="true" box="[121,210,974,996]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Figure 3.</emphasis>
Distribution map for
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<emphasis id="B976B8742A05FFF0FE50FC4B7C563986" box="[425,597,974,996]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Begonia naemma</emphasis>
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(star) and
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(triangle).
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<paragraph id="8BBD64662A05FFF0FF80FA107CF43CEC" blockId="5.[121,1156,1429,1715]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
The dainty morphology of
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<emphasis id="B976B8742A05FFF0FE5BFA107C613FCC" box="[418,610,1429,1454]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Begonia naemma</emphasis>
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, with its numerous small, horizontally held leaves, is seen in only one other Philippine
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<emphasis id="B976B8742A05FFF0FDA5FA3F7CB63FB1" box="[604,693,1466,1491]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Begonia</emphasis>
species
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:
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<emphasis id="B976B8742A05FFF0FCE6FA3F7DA63FB1" box="[799,933,1466,1491]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">B. polyclada</emphasis>
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. Such adaptation could potentially help the species avoid herbivory by blending in with the surrounding vegetation; in this case, looking like
<taxonomicName id="4C021FE52A05FFF0FDF6F9807CE93C7C" authorityName="Merr. (Merrill" authorityYear="1919" box="[527,746,1541,1566]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Urticaceae" genus="Elatostema" kingdom="Plantae" order="Rosales" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="pilosum">
<emphasis id="B976B8742A05FFF0FDF6F9807CE93C7C" box="[527,746,1541,1566]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Elatostema pilosum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having a much-branched lignified habit, oblong leaves with few marginal teeth, narrowed to the base, acuminate-caudate leaf apex, antrorse pilose stem, and sessile inflorescence. As observed,
<taxonomicName id="4C021FE52A05FFF0FC8BF9CA7A313C0A" box="[882,1074,1615,1640]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Begoniaceae" genus="Begonia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Cucurbitales" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="naemma">
<emphasis id="B976B8742A05FFF0FC8BF9CA7A313C0A" box="[882,1074,1615,1640]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Begonia naemma</emphasis>
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and
<taxonomicName id="4C021FE52A05FFF0FF80F9F07F573CEC" authorityName="Merr. (Merrill" authorityYear="1919" box="[121,340,1653,1678]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Urticaceae" genus="Elatostema" kingdom="Plantae" order="Rosales" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="pilosum">
<emphasis id="B976B8742A05FFF0FF80F9F07F573CEC" box="[121,340,1653,1678]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Elatostema pilosum</emphasis>
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are growing sympatrically (
<figureCitation id="133978E32A05FFF0FD72F9F07CE43CEC" box="[651,743,1653,1678]" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="6.[121,185,1437,1459]" captionTargetBox="[121,1164,265,1419]" captionTargetId="figure-8@6.[121,1164,265,1419]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Figure 4. Sympatric relationship of Begonia naemma and Elatostema pilosum. A, Begonia naemma (top arrow) in situ, growing sympatrically with Elatostema pilosum (bottom arrow); B, E. pilosum (close-up). All photographs taken at the type locality by M. N. Tamayo." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10518787" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10518787/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<emphasis id="B976B8742A05FFF0FD72F9F07CE43CEC" bold="true" box="[651,743,1653,1678]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Figure 4</emphasis>
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBD64662A05FFF0FF60F91F7A1B3CD1" blockId="5.[121,1156,1429,1715]" box="[153,1048,1690,1715]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
The characters of
<taxonomicName id="4C021FE52A05FFF0FE9EF91F7C243CD1" box="[359,551,1690,1715]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Begoniaceae" genus="Begonia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Cucurbitales" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="naemma">
<emphasis id="B976B8742A05FFF0FE9EF91F7C243CD1" box="[359,551,1690,1715]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Begonia naemma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C021FE52A05FFF0FD99F91F7CE63CD1" box="[608,741,1690,1715]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Begoniaceae" genus="Begonia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Cucurbitales" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="polyclada">
<emphasis id="B976B8742A05FFF0FD99F91F7CE63CD1" box="[608,741,1690,1715]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">B. polyclada</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are compared in the
<emphasis id="B976B8742A05FFF0FC2CF91F7A113CD1" bold="true" box="[981,1042,1690,1715]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Table</emphasis>
.
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