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BEGONIA MAGUNIANA (BEGONIACEAE, BEGONIA SECT. OLIGANDRAE), A NEW SPECIES FROM NEW GUINEA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2019

H. P. Wilson ,
O. Paul  and
M. Hughes
H. P. Wilson
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK. E-mail: HWilson@rbge.org.uk Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Graham Kerr Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK.
O. Paul
Affiliation:
Papua New Guinea National Herbarium, Papua New GuineaForest Research Institute, PO Box 314, Lae, Papua New Guinea.
M. Hughes
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK. E-mail: HWilson@rbge.org.uk
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Abstract

The new species Begonia maguniana H.P.Wilson from New Guinea is described. It is endemic to the Central Range of New Guinea at altitudes of c.1700–2300 m and belongs to the IUCN category Least Concern.

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BegoniabiodiversityNew Guineanew speciestaxonomy
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 77 , Issue 1 , March 2020 , pp. 119 - 125
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© Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (2019) 

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