J Syst Evol ›› 2007, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (1): 86-89.DOI: 10.1360/aps050122

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Begonia coelocentroides Y. M. Shui & Z. D. Wei, a new species of Begoniaceae from Yunnan, China

12WEI Zhi-Dan, 1SHUI Yu-Min*, 1,2ZHANG Mei-De, 12ZHANG Rong-Mei   

  1. 1(Kunming Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204, China)

    2(Graduate school of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)
    ymshui@mail.kib.ac.cn
  • Received:2005-08-22 Published:2007-01-18

Abstract: Begonia coelocentroides Y. M. Shui & Z. D. Wei, a new species of the genus Begonia L. (sect. Platycentrum, Begoniaceae) from Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated. It resembles B. oreodoxa Chun & F. Chun in having parietal placentas at the upper part of the ovary, differing mainly in the female flowers with 5 tepals and the largest wing of the capsule being 20-22 mm long and ligulate.

Key words: Begonia, sect. Platycentrum, Begonia coelocentroides Y. M. Shui & Z. D. Wei, Begoniaceae, new species, Yunnan, China.