A revision of Begonia (Begoniaceae) in the Solomon Islands, including four new species

The Solomon Islands in Melanesian region of South Pacific lie in an equatorial climate and harbour diverse habitats covered by forests. Based on field surveys and specimens examination, six Begonia species were confirmed from the Solomon Islands, and a key of the species is provided for identificati...

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Autores principales: Che-Wei Lin, Tian-Chuan Hsu, Tsung-Yu Aleck Yang, Moffat Fanerii, Fred Pittisopa, Chia-Wei Li
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:56082705df2f47caaf9606f924ca90052021-11-26T01:41:45ZA revision of Begonia (Begoniaceae) in the Solomon Islands, including four new species10.6165/tai.2021.66.4780372-333Xhttps://doaj.org/article/56082705df2f47caaf9606f924ca90052021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract.php?type=abstract&id=1785https://doaj.org/toc/0372-333XThe Solomon Islands in Melanesian region of South Pacific lie in an equatorial climate and harbour diverse habitats covered by forests. Based on field surveys and specimens examination, six Begonia species were confirmed from the Solomon Islands, and a key of the species is provided for identification. Besides the two widespread species, B. somervillei Hemsl. and B. weigallii Hemsl., four new species, B. choiseulensis, B. occulta, B. phycoduroides and B. rubroflabellata, are described and illustrated. All species belong to sect. Petermannia, and five are endemic to the Solomon Islands. Their conservation status following IUCN criteria are also assessed.Che-Wei LinTian-Chuan HsuTsung-Yu Aleck YangMoffat FaneriiFred PittisopaChia-Wei LiNational Taiwan Universityarticlebegoniaceaebiodiversityendemismmelanesianew recordpetermanniataxonomyBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENTaiwania, Vol 66, Iss 4, Pp 478-495 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic begoniaceae
biodiversity
endemism
melanesia
new record
petermannia
taxonomy
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
spellingShingle begoniaceae
biodiversity
endemism
melanesia
new record
petermannia
taxonomy
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Che-Wei Lin
Tian-Chuan Hsu
Tsung-Yu Aleck Yang
Moffat Fanerii
Fred Pittisopa
Chia-Wei Li
A revision of Begonia (Begoniaceae) in the Solomon Islands, including four new species
description The Solomon Islands in Melanesian region of South Pacific lie in an equatorial climate and harbour diverse habitats covered by forests. Based on field surveys and specimens examination, six Begonia species were confirmed from the Solomon Islands, and a key of the species is provided for identification. Besides the two widespread species, B. somervillei Hemsl. and B. weigallii Hemsl., four new species, B. choiseulensis, B. occulta, B. phycoduroides and B. rubroflabellata, are described and illustrated. All species belong to sect. Petermannia, and five are endemic to the Solomon Islands. Their conservation status following IUCN criteria are also assessed.
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author Che-Wei Lin
Tian-Chuan Hsu
Tsung-Yu Aleck Yang
Moffat Fanerii
Fred Pittisopa
Chia-Wei Li
author_facet Che-Wei Lin
Tian-Chuan Hsu
Tsung-Yu Aleck Yang
Moffat Fanerii
Fred Pittisopa
Chia-Wei Li
author_sort Che-Wei Lin
title A revision of Begonia (Begoniaceae) in the Solomon Islands, including four new species
title_short A revision of Begonia (Begoniaceae) in the Solomon Islands, including four new species
title_full A revision of Begonia (Begoniaceae) in the Solomon Islands, including four new species
title_fullStr A revision of Begonia (Begoniaceae) in the Solomon Islands, including four new species
title_full_unstemmed A revision of Begonia (Begoniaceae) in the Solomon Islands, including four new species
title_sort revision of begonia (begoniaceae) in the solomon islands, including four new species
publisher National Taiwan University
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/56082705df2f47caaf9606f924ca9005
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