| Title | Begonia kuofangii, a new species of Begonia sect. Coelocentrum (Begoniaceae) from karst area of southwestern Guangxi, China |
| Author | Wang, Wen-Guang |
| Publication | TAIWANIA |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Corresponding Author | Xu, WB |
| Abstract | Begonia kuofangii, from Leiping Town, Daxin County is a new species endemic to the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. This is the latest addition to Begonia section Coelocentrum. It resembles Begonia subcoriacea C.-I Peng, Yan Liu, S. M. Ku but differs in leaf shape (ovate-oblong vs widely ovate or suborbicular), peduncle and pedicels indumentum (subglabrous vs glandulose-pilose with reddish trichomes), pistillate flower tepals (2(-3) vs 3). Only about 100 mature individuals were found in less than 5 km2 area, hence Begonia kuofangii is provisionally assessed as Critically Endangered (CR). |
