Begonia elnidoensis

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Begonia elnidoensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. elnidoensis
Binomial name
Begonia elnidoensis
C.I Peng & Rubite & C.W.Lin

Begonia elnidoensis is an endemic species of Begonia discovered in El Nido, Palawan, Philippines. [1] [2] The species was compared to Begonia wadei , in that both species have thick-trunked stem, differing in the widely to very widely ovate or subtriangular leaves, with the latter having obliquely ovate leaves, 3-4 secondary leaf veins where the latter has 6 on each side of the midrib, with glabrous petioles compared to latter having puberulous to tomentose, an inflorescence measuring 20–40 cm in length compared to only 6–20 cm, and the differently-sized bracts and capsules.

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inflorescence of Brgonia elnidoensis Begonia elnidoensis.jpg
inflorescence of Brgonia elnidoensis

Etymology

The specific epithet elnidoensis derives from El Nido, Palawan where the species was first discovered. [1] :16

References

  1. 1 2 Hughes, Mark; Peng, Ching-I; Lin, Che-Wei; Rubite, Rosario Rivera; Blanc, Patrick; Chung, Kuo-Fang (2018). "Chloroplast and nuclear DNA exchanges among Begonia sect. Baryandra species (Begoniaceae) from Palawan Island, Philippines, and descriptions of five new species". PLOS ONE. 13 (5) e0194877. Bibcode:2018PLoSO..1394877H. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194877 . PMC   5931476 . PMID   29718922.
  2. "New Plant Species Discovered In The Philippines". Manila Bulletin Lifestyle. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.