Begonia benaratensis S.Julia
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.381.1.9 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13727038 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CBE12E-7079-7933-95B5-A101CFB6E11C |
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Felipe |
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scientific name |
Begonia benaratensis S.Julia |
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3. Begonia benaratensis S.Julia View in CoL
Phytotaxa 99(1) (2013) 6; Kiew et al., Guide to Begonias of Borneo (2015) 48. Type: — MALAYSIA. Borneo, Sarawak, Marudi District : Gunung Mulu NP, Gunung Benarat, 15 April 2012, Julia et al. SFC 2804 View Materials (holotype SAR!) .
Distribution: — MALAYSIA. Borneo. Endemic in Sarawak; so far recorded only from Gunung Benarat.
Habitat: —Restricted to limestone habitats on lightly shaded mossy vertical cliff faces at 130–300 m elevation.
Additional specimens examined: — MALAYSIA. Borneo. Sarawak. Marudi District: Gunung Mulu NP – Gunung Benarat, Baie et al. SFC 2835 (SAR).
Notes: —A creeping species, rooting at the nodes with slender stems and small plain green leaves, 1.5–4 × 2.2–5 cm. The whole plant is glabrous. The fruit pedicel is ca. 15 mm long and pendent. At the Botanical Research Centre, Semenggoh, Sarawak, plant material collected from Gunung Benarat that was planted in pocket of soils on a concrete wall grew well and now flower throughout the year.
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Department of Forestry |
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