Begonia gironellae

Begonia gironellae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. gironellae
Binomial name
Begonia gironellae
C.I Peng & Rubite & C.W.Lin[1]

Begonia gironellae is an endemic species of Begonia discovered in Tanabag, Puerto Princesa, in northern Palawan, Philippines.[1][2] The species resembled Begonia cleopatrae, in that both species have widely ovate, variegated leaves, and fleshy hairs fused into a ring at the base of the leaf petiole. However, Begonia gironellae differed from B. cleopatrae due to its rosette habit with rhizome shorter to 5 cm long, with very congested internodes, widely triangular stipules, differently-sized lamina and bracts, and capsule with wider abaxial wing. Additionally, B. gironellae is a lowland species occurring in broadleaved seaside forests, while B. cleopatrae grows on hill forest at ca. 400m.[2]

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Prof. Elizabeth P. Gironella of the Palawan State University.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Begoniaceae". Co's Digital Flora of the Philippines. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  2. ^ a b c Chung, Kuo-Fang; Blanc, Patrick; Rubite, Rosario Rivera; Lin, Che-Wei; Peng, Ching-I.; Hughes, Mark (2 May 2018). "Chloroplast and nuclear DNA exchanges among Begonia sect. Baryandra species (Begoniaceae) from Palawan Island, Philippines, and descriptions of five new species". PLOS ONE. 13 (5): e0194877. Bibcode:2018PLoSO..1394877H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0194877. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 5931476. PMID 29718922. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.


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