BEGONIA ROBII, A NEW SPECIES OF BEGONIA FROM LIMA PULUH KOTA, WEST SUMATRA

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Published: May 8, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14203/reinwardtia.v20i1.4141%20%20
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Endemic, limestone, Jackia

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Wisnu Handoyo Ardi
Deden Girmansyah
Mark Hughes

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ARDI. W.H., GIRMANSYAH, D. & HUGHES, M. 2021. Begonia robii, a new species of Begonia from Lima Puluh Kota, West Sumatra. Reinwardtia 20(1): 37–41. — A new species of Begonia sect. Jackia (Begoniaceae), B. robii Ardi & Girm., is described from West Sumatra and is a limestone karst endemic in the Tanah Datar dan Lima Puluh Kota Regency. Its provisional IUCN threatened category is considered to be Endangered.

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Wisnu Handoyo Ardi, Deden Girmansyah, & Mark Hughes. (2025). BEGONIA ROBII, A NEW SPECIES OF BEGONIA FROM LIMA PULUH KOTA, WEST SUMATRA. Reinwardtia, 20(1), 37–41. https://doi.org/10.14203/reinwardtia.v20i1.4141
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