B. locii

Monoecious, rhizomatous; Begonia locii resembles B. luochengensis S.M. Ku, C.-I Peng & Yan Liu from Guangxi, China in leaf shape and maculation pattern, but is clearly distinct from the latter in the percurrent and spiderweb-like leaf venation (vs. pinnate) near the attachment of the petioles; upper leaf surface densely covered with small raised cones (vs. nearly flat); and hirsute (vs. glabrous) ovaries. The new species is also similar to B. pengii S. M. Ku & Yan Liu in leaf maculation pattern, vestiture, and hirsute ovaries, differing by the leaf basifixed (vs. peltate); bract margin denticulate and glandular (vs. denticulate and ciliate).

• Classification: Species
• Plant Type: Rhizomatous
• Botanical Section: Coelocentrum
• Origin: Asia, Vietnam
• Originator: C.-I Peng, C. W. Lin & H. Q. Nguyen.
• Date of Origin: 2008