Begonia elnidoensis | |
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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. elnidoensis
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Binomial name | |
Begonia elnidoensis C.I Peng & Rubite & C.W.Lin
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Begonia elnidoensis is an endemic species of Begonia discovered in El Nido, Palawan, Philippines. [1] [2] The species was compared to Begonia wadei, in that both species have thick-trunked stem, differing in the widely to very widely ovate or subtriangular leaves, with the latter having obliquely ovate leaves, 3-4 secondary leaf veins where the latter has 6 on each side of the midrib, with glabrous petioles compared to latter having puberulous to tomentose, an inflorescence measuring 20–40 cm in length compared to only 6–20 cm, and the differently-sized bracts and capsules.
The specific epithet elnidoensis derives from El Nido, Palawan where the species was first discovered. [1]: 16
Begonia elnidoensis | |
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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. elnidoensis
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Binomial name | |
Begonia elnidoensis C.I Peng & Rubite & C.W.Lin
|
Begonia elnidoensis is an endemic species of Begonia discovered in El Nido, Palawan, Philippines. [1] [2] The species was compared to Begonia wadei, in that both species have thick-trunked stem, differing in the widely to very widely ovate or subtriangular leaves, with the latter having obliquely ovate leaves, 3-4 secondary leaf veins where the latter has 6 on each side of the midrib, with glabrous petioles compared to latter having puberulous to tomentose, an inflorescence measuring 20–40 cm in length compared to only 6–20 cm, and the differently-sized bracts and capsules.
The specific epithet elnidoensis derives from El Nido, Palawan where the species was first discovered. [1]: 16