Six new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Central Sarawak, Borneo

JULIA SANG; RUTH KIEW; LING CHEA YIING

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.277.2.4

Issue: Vol. 277 No. 2: 27 September 2016

Type: Article

Published: 2016-09-27

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.277.2.4

Page range: 171–181

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**Six new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Central Sarawak, Borneo**

JULIA SANG⁺⁻
RUTH KIEW⁺⁻
LING CHEA YIING⁺⁻

Botanical Research Centre, Sarawak Forestry Corporation, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong, Malaysia

Botanical Research Centre, Sarawak Forestry Corporation, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Begonias endemic Sarawak taxonomy Eudicots

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Abstract

Six new species of Begonia, Begonia armykapii S.Julia & C.Y.Ling, Begonia baikoides S.Julia & C.Y.Ling, Begonia papulifolia S.Julia & C.Y.Ling, Begonia rubrobracteolata S.Julia & C.Y.Ling, Begonia tinjanii S.Julia and Begonia triangularis Kiew & C.Y.Ling, are described from the forest areas in central part of Sarawak. All species belong to the sect. Petermannia.