A NEW SPECIES OF BEGONIA (BEGONIACEAE) FROM SUMBAWA, LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS, INDONESIA

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Published: May 9, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14203/reinwardtia.v15i2.2945%20
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Begonia semongkatensis, Begoniaceae, section Reichenheimia, Sumbawa

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DEDEN GIRMANSYAH

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GIRMANSYAH, D. 2016. A new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Sumbawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Reinwardtia 15(2): 115 – 118. — A new species of Begonia L. (Begoniaceae), Begonia semongkatensis Girm., is described from Sumbawa Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. The species belongs to Begonia section Reichenheimia. An illustration, identification key and distribution maps are provided.

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DEDEN GIRMANSYAH. (2025). A NEW SPECIES OF BEGONIA (BEGONIACEAE) FROM SUMBAWA, LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS, INDONESIA. Reinwardtia, 15(2), 115–118. https://doi.org/10.14203/reinwardtia.v15i2.2945
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