Begonia gironellae
| Begonia gironellae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. gironellae
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| Binomial name | |
| Begonia gironellae C.I Peng & Rubite & C.W.Lin[1]
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Begonia gironellae is an endemic species of Begonia discovered in Tanabag, Puerto Princesa, in northern Palawan, Philippines.[1][2] The species resembled Begonia cleopatrae, in that both species have widely ovate, variegated leaves, and fleshy hairs fused into a ring at the base of the leaf petiole. However, Begonia gironellae differed from B. cleopatrae due to its rosette habit with rhizome shorter to 5 cm long, with very congested internodes, widely triangular stipules, differently-sized lamina and bracts, and capsule with wider abaxial wing. Additionally, B. gironellae is a lowland species occurring in broadleaved seaside forests, while B. cleopatrae grows on hill forest at ca. 400m.[2]
Etymology[edit]
The species is named in honor of Prof. Elizabeth P. Gironella of the Palawan State University.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Begoniaceae". Co's Digital Flora of the Philippines. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- ^ a b c Chung, Kuo-Fang; Blanc, Patrick; Rubite, Rosario Rivera; Lin, Che-Wei; Peng, Ching-I.; Hughes, Mark (2 May 2018). "Chloroplast and nuclear DNA exchanges among Begonia sect. Baryandra species (Begoniaceae) from Palawan Island, Philippines, and descriptions of five new species". PLOS ONE. 13 (5): e0194877. Bibcode:2018PLoSO..1394877H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0194877. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 5931476. PMID 29718922.
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