Abstract
Two species of Begonia are collected and described for the flora of Bhutan—panchtharensis and gemmipara. A detailed description, ecology, distribution, notes and photographs of the recorded species are provided.
Highlights
During a recent botanical exploration to central Bhutan between June and August 2020, small natural populations of Begonia species were observed in the shady and moist areas in cool and warm broadleaved forests
After detailed study on its morphological characteristics and reviewing the literature (Clarke 1879; Hara 1971; Grierson 1991; Tsuechih et al 1999; Rajbhandary et al 2010; Camfield & Hughes 2018; Pradhan et al 2019) and consultation of herbarium specimens available at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF 2020), it was identified as Begonia panchtharensis Rajbhandary
Grierson (1991) incorporated brief descriptions of B. gemmipara in the Flora of Bhutan based on the specimens collected from Darjeeling and Sikkim states of India
Summary
Publisher Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society www.wild.zooreach.org. No 12, Thiruvannamalai Nagar, Saravanampatti - Kalapatti Road, Saravanampatti, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641035, India. Founder & Chief Editor Dr Sanjay Molur Wildlife Information Liaison Development (WILD) Society & Zoo Outreach Organization (ZOO), 12 Thiruvannamalai Nagar, Saravanampatti, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641035, India. FRLHT, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Dr Aparna Watve, Pune, Maharashtra, India Dr Qiang Liu, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Yunnan, China Dr Noor Azhar Mohamed Shazili, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia Dr M.K. Vasudeva Rao, Shiv Ranjani Housing Society, Pune, Maharashtra, India Prof. A.J. Solomon Raju, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India Dr Mandar Datar, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, Maharashtra, India Dr M.K. Janarthanam, Goa University, Goa, India Dr K. Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA 02138-2020, USA Dr Ritesh Kumar Choudhary, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, Maharashtra, India Dr Navendu Page, Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
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