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BEGONIA SECTION PETERMANNIA (BEGONIACEAE) ON PALAWAN (PHILIPPINES), INCLUDING TWO NEW SPECIES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2009

M. Hughes  and
C. Coyle
M. Hughes
Affiliation:
Singapore Botanic Gardens, 1 Cluny Road, Singapore 259569. Current address: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK. E-mail:m.hughes@rbge.ac.uk
C. Coyle
Affiliation:
School of Biology, Harold Mitchell Building, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9TH, Fife, Scotland, UK.
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Abstract

Begonia sect. Petermannia (Begoniaceae) is revised for the Philippine island of Palawan. Three species are recognised, namely Begonia palawanensis Merr. and the newly described B. androturba C.Coyle and B. georgei C.Coyle.

Keywords

BegoniaIUCN Red Listnew speciesPalawan
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 66 , Issue 2 , July 2009 , pp. 205 - 211
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 2009

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