Begonia sikkimensis var. kamengensis

Camfield, Rebecca & Hughes, Mark, 2018, A revision and one new species of Begonia L. (Begoniaceae, Cucurbitales) in Northeast India, European Journal of Taxonomy 396, pp. 1-116 : 90-91

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2018.396
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3794269
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scientific name	Begonia sikkimensis var. kamengensis
status

Treatment

Begonia sikkimensis var. kamengensis View in CoL

Rekha Morris, P.D.McMillan & Golding ex Golding

The Begonian 76: 33 ( Golding 2009). – Type: India, Arunachal-Pradesh, West Kamang District, Sessa, 24 Dec. 2005, Morris RM-AR 57 (holo-: CLEMS; iso-: US n.v.).

Other material examined

INDIA: Arunachal-Pradesh: West Kamang District, Sessa, 24 Dec. 2005, R. Morris RM-AR 53 ( CLEMS). Nagaland: Naga Hills, Kohima, 12 Sep. 1950, Koelz 26170 ( MICH); Naga Hills, Takubama, 27 Aug. 1950, Chand 3467 ( MICH).

Description

Plant up to 200 cm. Stem: dark pink to red. Male flower: outer tepals deep pink to crimson, inner tepals pale pink. Female flower: tepals deep pink to pink.

Remarks

The collections by both Koelz and Chand are new records for this variety in Nagaland.