Begonia flaviflora Hara (Begoniaceae): a new record to the flora of Bhutan

Abstract

Begonia flaviflora Hara, a new record to Bhutan is proposed and described. The species belongs to section Platycentrum (Klotzsch) A. DC. and is very distinctive with yellow flowers, lobed leaves, stems and petioles with brownish pubescence. Geographical distribution along with ecology, notes and photographs of the species are provided.

New distribution records of two Begonias to the flora of Bhutan

“…In Asia, 959 species in 19 sections have been recorded, with maximum distribution in southeastern Asia (Doorenbos et al 1998;Shui et al 2002;Moonlight et al 2018). In Bhutan, Grierson (1991) described 20 species of which 13 are known, and the addition of Begonia flaviflora Hara by Gyeltshen et al (2021) increased the number of species to 14. The present report provides two additional new records of Begonia for Bhutan.…”

One New Species and Four New Records of Begonia (Begoniaceae) From Bhutan

“…Grierson (1991) recognised 20 species of Begonia in the Flora of Bhutan, including 13 species confirmed as recorded for Bhutan. Recently, a species new to science has been described and several new records reported for Bhutan (Gyeltshen & Jamtsho, 2021;Gyeltshen et al, 2021a;Gyeltshen et al, 2021b [which includes a key to Begonia sect. Diploclinium]).…”