Three new taxa of Begonia (sect. Coelocentrum, Begoniaceae) from limestone areas in Guangxi, China

Botanical Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 97-110

  Fang, Ding ^a   Ku, Shin Ming ^b,c   Wei, Yi Gang ^d   Qin, De Hai ^a   Peng, Ching I ^b  

^a Guangxi Institute of Traditional Medical & Pharmaceutical Sciences   (China)

^b BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d GUANGXI INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Begonia morsei; Begonia ningmingensis; Begonia ningmingensis var. bella; Begonia retinervia; Begonia sect. Coelocentrum; Begoniaceae; China; Chromosome number; Guangxi; Limestone flora; New species; New variety

Indexed keywords

BEGONIA; BEGONIA MORSEI; BEGONIACEAE;

EID: 33744787058     PISSN: 1817406X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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