A new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from the Gayo Plateau area, Northern Sumatra

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Girmansyah, Deden and Ardi, Wisnu Handoyo and Rezeki, Juli T.S. and Arico, Zulfan and Mustaqim, Wendy A. and Hughes, Mark (2025) A new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from the Gayo Plateau area, Northern Sumatra. Taiwania, 70 (3). pp. 470-473. ISSN 0372-333X

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.6165/tai.2025.70.470

Abstract

A new species of Begonia section Jackia (Begoniaceae) is described from the Gayo Plateau area, northern Sumatra, Indonesia under the name Begonia antoi Rezeki, Mustaqim, Girm. & Ardi, based on a specimen collected from Samar Kilang, Bener Meriah, Aceh Province. A detailed morphological description, geographical distribution, habitat and ecology, preliminary evaluation of its conservation status, diagnostic and taxonomic notes, and a photo plate are provided.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Begonia antoi, Begonia olivacea, Begonia yenyeniae, herb, lowland, section Jackia, Sumatra, taxonomy
Subjects:	Natural Resources & Earth Sciences Medicine & Biology
Depositing User:	Rizzal Rosiyan
Date Deposited:	18 May 2026 03:46
Last Modified:	18 May 2026 03:46
URI:	https://karya.brin.go.id/id/eprint/58430

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