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Type: Article
Published: 2017-07-21
Page range: 129–134
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Nomenclature issues into southern of South American species of Begonia (Begoniaceae)

Unidad Ejecutora Lillo (Fundación Miguel Lillo - CONICET). Miguel Lillo 251, 4000 San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina.
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion (ANCEFN-CONICET), Labardén 200, Casilla de Correo 22, B1642HYD San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion (ANCEFN-CONICET), Labardén 200, Casilla de Correo 22, B1642HYD San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Lectotypes Nomenclature South America Taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

This paper clarifies the typification of nine species of Begonia from South America. Lectotypes were designated for the names Begonia balansae, B. argentinensis [= B. boliviensis], B. boliviensis var. latipetala, B. subcucullata and B. cucullata var. arenosicola [= B. cucullata], B. fiebrigii, B. micranthera, B. hieronymi [=B. micranthera var. hieronymi] and B. subvillosa. Finally, we propose B. subcucullata and B. cucullata var. arenosicola as a new synonyms under B. cucullata.