A NEW SPECIES OF BEGONIA SECT. RUIZOPAVONIA FROM COLOMBIA AND ECUADOR
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https://doi.org/10.24823/ejb.2022.401Keywords:
Andean Slopes, Begonia, Ecuador, Colombia, New Species, Montane Forest, Taxonomy, Chocó biogeographic regionAbstract
A new species of Begonia sect. Ruizopavonia A.DC., B. pseudodendron Moonlight & Á.J.Pérez, is described from the western slopes of the Andes in the Colombian Department of Nariño and the Ecuadorian Province of Carchi. The new species is diagnosed against Begonia cymbalifera L.B.Sm. & B.G.Schub. and compared with other similar species. We also provide photographs, a distribution map, and an IUCN conservation assessment for the new species, which is classified as Endangered (EN) due to habitat destruction.
![A photograph of Begonia pseudodendron](https://journals.rbge.org.uk/public/journals/2/submission_401_343_coverImage_en_US.jpg)
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