A new species of fleshy-fruited Begonia (Begoniaceae) from the Masoala Peninsula, Madagascar

Adansonia

Mark Hughes¹ 

关键词: Begoniaceae;    Begonia;    Madagascar;    fleshy fruit;    new species;    Begoniaceae;    Begonia;    Madagascar;    fruit charnu;    espèce nouvelle;   

DOI  :  10.5252/a2011n1a4

学科分类：植物学

来源: Museum National d Histoire Naturelle

【 摘 要 】

AnewspeciesofBegonia(B.masoalaensisM.Hughes,sp.nov.)isdescribedfromtheMasoalaPeninsulainnorth-eastMadagascar.Thespecieshasfleshyfruit,butbearsnoothersimilaritytootherfleshyfruitedBegoniafromMadagascar,andhenceprobablyrepresentsasecondaryacquisitionofthischaracter,possiblytofacilitatezoochory.Begoniamasoalaensispossessesanunusualspicateinflorescencearchitecture,derivedfromahighlymodifiedmonochasialcyme.Itisconsideredtobeinthe“Vulnerable”IUCNRedListcategory(VUD2).

【 授权许可】

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