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bawangensis
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ID
20017
Genus
Begonia
Species Cultivar
B
.
bawangensis
Form Variety
Author
Girm., Randi & M.Hughes, sp. nov.
Publication Date
2020
Date of Origin
2017
Place
West Kalimantan, Bengkayang Regency, Gunung Bawang,
Habitat
found in a narrow altitudinal band of around
675–725 m, growing on a wet near-vertical basalt rock seep face, in dipterocarp forest
Country
Indonesia
Region
Asia
Section
Petermannia
Chr 2n
Plant Type
Shrub-like
Synonyms and Comments
Etymology: After the type locality of Gunung Bawang, a mountain named after its distinctive shape like a bulb of garlic
Reference
Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 72(1): 33–58. 2020. Eleven new records, three new species and an updated checklist of Begonia from Kalimantan, Indonesia
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