Medog County, Tibet; Putao district, Kachin State; Arunachal Pradesh;
Habitat
Sub-tropical semi-evergreen forest ca. 700-1400 m. alt; In Myanmar tropical montane forest ca. 600-1200 m. alt.
Country
W China; N Myanmar, India
Region
Asia
Section
Platycentrum
Chr 2n
Plant Type
Rhizomatous - upright jointed
Synonyms and Comments
Etymology: after the holotype locality.
Reference
Phytokeys 103: 13-18. Jian-Wu Li, Yun-Hong Tan, Xi-Long Wang, Cheng-Wang Wang, Xiao-Hua Jin: Begonia medogensis, a new species of Begoniaceae from Western China and Northern Myanmar