Title
Begonia elachista Moonlight & Tebbitt sp. Nov., an enigmatic new species and a new section of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Peru
Date Issued
17 February 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Abstract
The world’s smallest Begonia, Begonia elachista Moonlight & Tebbitt sp. nov., is described and illustrated from a limestone outcrop in the Amazonian lowlands of Pasco Region, Peru. It is placed within the newly described, monotypic Begonia sect. Microtuberosa Moonlight & Tebbitt sect. nov. and the phylogenetic affinities of the section are examined. Begonia elachista sp. nov. is considered Critically Endangered under the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) criteria.
Start page
1
End page
13
Volume
2017
Issue
281
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias de las plantas, Botánica
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85013997692
Source
European Journal of Taxonomy
ISSN of the container
21189773
Sponsor(s)
The authors are grateful to the curators of AAU, B, BKL, BM, BR, BRIT, C, CAS, CGE, COL, CPUN, CUZ, E, E-GL, F, G, G-BOISS, G-DC, G-DEL, GB, GH, GOET, HOXA, HUT, K, LIL, LPB, MEDEL, MO, MOL, MOL-WEB, NY, OXF, P, QCA, QCNE, QPLS, S, SEL, TEX, UC, US, USM, USZ, W, and Z for loaning material or allowing us to work in their herbaria. We thank the Ministerio del Ambiente del Perú for granting us permission to conduct the fieldwork and collect specimens and the University of Edinburgh Davis Expedition Fund and the James and Eve Bennett Trust for funding the fieldwork. We also thank Claire Banks for providing the artwork and Aniceto Daza for his assistance in the field. This manuscript forms part of PM’s PhD research supported by the M.L. MacIntyre Begonia Trust. This research was carried out at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, supported by the Scottish Government’s Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division.
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