TY -JOUR
AU -Freddie A. Blasco
AU -Grecebio Jonathan D. Alejandro
AU -Rosario R. Rubite
TI -<i>Begonia mabuhayensis</i> (section Baryandra, Begoniaceae), a new species from Surigao del Sur, Philippines
PY -2025
DA -2025-08-07
JO -Taiwania
VL -70
IS -4
SP -591
EP -594
UR -https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/2113
AB -<i>Begonia mabuhayensis</i> is described as a new species endemic to the Philippines from the multi-layered rocky floors of Mount Egang, Mabuhay, Tandag, Surigao del Sur. <i>B. mabuhayensis</i> closely resembles <i>B. amparoae</i> in having thick rhizomatous stems, stipules with aristate apex, thick and fleshy lamina, curved petioles, 4-tepaled staminate and pistillate flowers, ovary with unequal wings and nodding capsules, but differs in having shorter rhizome, glabrous oblong stipule with longer arista (vs. puberulous, triangular with shorter arista), ovate leaf (vs. broadly ovate), and capsule with orbicular wings and cordate apex (vs. angular and truncate). Following the IUCN criteria, the authors recommend <i>B. mabuhayensis</i> as Data Deficient (DD).
DO -10.6165/tai.2025.70.591