Begonia mattampensis Ardi & Thomas (2019: 23)

Thomas, Daniel C. & Ardi, Wisnu H., 2020, Synopsis of Begonia (Begoniaceae) of southwest Sulawesi and the Selayar Islands, Indonesia, including one new species, Phytotaxa 437 (2), pp. 73-96 : 86

8. Begonia mattampensis Ardi & Thomas (2019: 23)

Sect. Petermannia

Type:— INDONESIA. Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Pangkadjene, Mattampa cave, 2 November 2018, W.H. Ardi 322 (holo BO!, iso FIPIA!, KRB!, SING!).

Distribution:— Indonesia, endemic to Sulawesi: South Sulawesi, Pangkadjene ( Fig. 1A ).

Habitat:— Limestone walls and cave entrances at 0–10 m elevation.

Provisional IUCN conservation assessment:— Critically endangered (CR) B1ab(iii),B2ab(iii) (Ardi & Thomas, 2019).

Additional specimens examined:— INDONESIA. Sulawesi, South Sulawesi: Sub. Div. Pangkadjene, 12 June 1938, P.J. Eyma 301 ( BO, K, L, U) ; Pangkajene, Mattampa Cave , 1 Feb. 2017, Hamrullah s.n. ( BO, FIPIA, BOHB, SING) .

Figures

FIGURE 1. Distribution maps of Begonia species occurring on the southwestern arm of Sulawesi or the Selayar Islands (georeferenced specimen data from major collections [B, BO, E, K, KRB, L, SING], the Begonia Resource Center [Hughes et al. 2015a], as well as some additional confirmed observations). Grey lines indicate 1° graticules.