Begonia woodii

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Begonia woodii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. woodii
Binomial name
Begonia woodii
Merr., 1925 [1]

Begonia woodii is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, endemic to the island province of Palawan in the Philippines. [2] [3] It is a rhizomatous geophyte, [2] that inhabits crevices in dense forest. [4] [5] It was first described in 1925 by Elmer Drew Merrill. [1] The species is considered Vulnerable by the country's Department of Environment and Natural Resources. [6]

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Description

A small but glabrous herb. Stems typically short, about 1.5 cm long. Leaves are usually solitary, green in color, almost obliquely ovate in shape, 3-6 cm in length by 2.5-5 cm width, the leaf base is cordate, the apical portion is acute to somewhat acuminate, margins are irregularly toothed to toothed-crenate. Staminate flowers are pink in color, about 1 cm in diameter, with approximately 20 anthers. Capsules are 3-winged, measuring 8 to 10 mm wide including the wings. [5]

Etymology

The species is named after Governor-General Leonard Wood who provided Merrill with an opportunity to carry out botanical fieldworks in Malampaya Bay. [5]

Distribution

The type of the species was collected in Malampaya Bay in Palawan, Philippines by Merrill in August 1922. [4] [5] There was also a photographic record of the species from Lagen Island. [3]

Habitat and ecology

The species was known to inhabit crevices in shaded cliffs, among the dense forest at an altitude of about 50 meters above sea level. [4] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Begonia woodii Merr". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Begonia woodii Merr". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 Pelser, Pieter B.; Barcelona, Julie F.; Nickrent, Daniel L., eds. (22 November 2025) [First published 2011]. "Begoniaceae". Co’s Digital Flora of the Philippines. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Hughes, Mark; Coyle, Clare; Rubite, Rhett R. (2010). "A revision of Begonia section Diploclinium (Begoniaceae) on the Philippine island of Palawan, including five new species" (PDF). Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 67 (1): 139–170. doi:10.1017/S0960428609990266 . Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Merrill, Elmer D. (1925). "Additions to Our Knowledge of the Philippine Flora, I". Philippine Journal of Science. 26 (4): 478–479. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Updated national list of threatened Philippine plants and their categories (DAO 2017-11)" (PDF). Department of Environment and Natural Resources. DENR. 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
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