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Species Information[edit]
Classification and Distribution[edit]
Begonia longgangensis is a rhizomatous herbaceous plant species discovered in southwestern Guangxi, China.
Habitat[edit]
This species is known only from the type locality in Longzhou County, Longgang Nature Reserve, Guangxi, China. It typically grows on jagged limestone rocks in evergreen broadleaf forests.
Characteristics[edit]
Begonia longgangensis has broadly ovate to suborbicular leaves that are smaller than similar species like Begonia liuyanii. The leaf adaxial surface is sparsely reddish-scabridulous with minute processes, and the abaxial surface is tomentose on veins.
Flower Details[edit]
The inflorescences of Begonia longgangensis are dichasial cymes with pink flowers, and the peduncles are glabrous.
Etymology[edit]
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Comparison to Similar Species[edit]
References[edit]
- Peng, C.-I., Yang, H.-A., Kono, Y., Chung, K.-F., Huang, Y.-S., Wu, W.-H., & Liu, Y. (2013). Novelties in Begonia sect. Coelocentrum: B. longgangensis and B. ferox from limestone areas in Guangxi, China. Botanical Studies, 54(1), 44.
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