Begonia dicressine

**Quick Species Info**
Species	dicressine (aka putaoensis)
Region	Southeast Asia
Country	Myanmar
Year published	2019
Date of Origin
Plant Type	rhizomatous
Section	Platycentrum
Chr 2n

Species Information

Classification and Distribution

Begonia dicressine, a species in the section Platycentrum, is distributed in Kachin Province, northern Myanmar, in the understory of evergreen and semi-deciduous forests.

Synonym

Begonia putaoensis (2020) appears to be a Synonym Begonia dicressine (2019). Source

Habitat

It is found in the shaded understory of evergreen subtropical rainforest at about 550 - 900 m elevation in northeast Putao.

Characteristics

This species is characterized by petioles with long soft white hairs, plain dark green leaves with irregularly crenate margins, and glabrous inflorescences. It differs from B. rockii by having sparsely pubescent adaxially leaves and glabrous capsules.

Flower Details

Begonia dicressine has male flowers with four white perianth segments and female flowers with 5–6 white perianth segments. The ovary is glabrous with two basal lateral small wings and one erect large wing.

Etymology

The species epithet "dicressine" is an anagram of "iridescens," referring to the iridescent leaves of the species.

The species epithet 'putaoensis' refers to the type locality of the species in the Putao District, Kachin State, Northern Myanmar.

References

A new species of Begonia L. (Begoniaceae) and some notes on Begonia difformis from Kachin, northern Myanmar

Synonymization of Begonia putaoensis (Begoniaceae) with Begonia dicressine

Taxonomic studies on Begonia (Begoniaceae) in Myanmar I: three new species and supplementary description of Begonia rheophytica from Northern Myanmar

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