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A NEW SPECIES OF BEGONIA SECT. RUIZOPAVONIA FROM COLOMBIA AND ECUADOR

  • P. W. Moonlight*
  • , J. Pérez
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A new species of Begonia sect. Ruizopavonia A.DC., B. pseudodendron Moonlight & Á.J.Pérez, is described from the western slopes of the Andes in the Colombian Department of Nariño and the Ecuadorian Province of Carchi. The new species is diagnosed against Begonia cymbalifera L.B.Sm. & B.G.Schub. and compared with other similar species. We also provide photographs, a distribution map, and an IUCN conservation assessment for the new species, which is classified as Endangered (EN) due to habitat destruction.

Original languageEnglish
Article number401
JournalEdinburgh Journal of Botany
Volume79
Issue numberSpecial Issue
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Aug 2022

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Funding

Fieldwork permission was granted by the Ministry of the Environment of Ecuador (MAE-DNB-ARRGG-CM-2014-0002) and funded by Secretaria Nacional de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (SENESCYT, Iniciativa ‘Arca de Noé’; S. R. Ron y O. Torres–Carvajal, investigadores principales). We thank the curators and staff of the following herbaria for allowing us access to their physical and digital collections: A, AAU, ANDES, B, BM, C, COL, E, F, G, GB, GH, HUT, K, MO, NY, OXF, P, QCA, QCNE, US, USM and W.

FundersFunder number
ANDES
University of Salford Manchester
Aalborg Universitet
Secretaría de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación
Ministry of the Environment of EcuadorMAE-DNB-ARRGG-CM-2014-0002

    UN SDGs

    This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    1. SDG 15 - Life on Land
      SDG 15 Life on Land

    Keywords

    • Andean slopes
    • Begonia
    • Chocó biogeography region
    • Colombia
    • Ecuador
    • montane forest
    • new species
    • taxonomy

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