A new species of fleshy-fruited Begonia (Begoniaceae) from the Masoala Peninsula, Madagascar
[摘要] AnewspeciesofBegonia(B.masoalaensisM.Hughes,sp.nov.)isdescribedfromtheMasoalaPeninsulainnorth-eastMadagascar.Thespecieshasfleshyfruit,butbearsnoothersimilaritytootherfleshyfruitedBegoniafromMadagascar,andhenceprobablyrepresentsasecondaryacquisitionofthischaracter,possiblytofacilitatezoochory.Begoniamasoalaensispossessesanunusualspicateinflorescencearchitecture,derivedfromahighlymodifiedmonochasialcyme.Itisconsideredtobeinthe“Vulnerable”IUCNRedListcategory(VUD2).
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[效力级别] [学科分类] 植物学
[关键词] Begoniaceae;Begonia;Madagascar;fleshy fruit;new species;Begoniaceae;Begonia;Madagascar;fruit charnu;espèce nouvelle [时效性]
