Begonia caramoanensis

Begonia caramoanensis
	Begonia caramoanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Begoniaceae
Genus:	Begonia
Species:	B. caramoanensis
Binomial name
	Begonia caramoanensis; Rubite,R.R., M. Irabagon, D. Palacio, Y.P.Ang, & R.Bustam.

Begonia caramoanensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to the island of Luzon in the Philippines.[1]

It was discovered in 2016 in Caramoan Peninsula by Filipino Botanist Botanist Rene Alfred Anton Bustamante. It was described in 2020 with the help from researchers from the Philippine Taxonomic Initiative (PTI) which was led by R.Bustam., Y.P.Ang, and R.R.Rubite. It resembles Begonia madulidii but is distinguished by the dark green almost orbicular leaves; extensive inflorescence branching five times; and the glandular trichomes of the bracts, peduncle, pedicels and ovary. More than 500 individuals, were observed in each of the four barangays of Caramoan, thus according to the IUCN red list categories and criteria, B. caramoanensis is hereby proposed to be placed under Least Concern (LC) category.

References

Rubite, Rosario R.; Irabagon, Madeleine L.; Palacio, Diane Joy E.; Ang, Yu Pin; Bustamante, Rene Alfred Anton (April 20, 2020). "Begonia caramoanensis (sect. Baryandra, Begoniaceae) a new species from Camarines Sur, Philippines". Phytotaxa. 439 (3). doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.439.3.10. Retrieved November 1, 2020.

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[1] Rubite, Rosario R.; Irabagon, Madeleine L.; Palacio, Diane Joy E.; Ang, Yu Pin; Bustamante, Rene Alfred Anton (April 20, 2020). "Begonia caramoanensis (sect. Baryandra, Begoniaceae) a new species from Camarines Sur, Philippines". Phytotaxa. 439 (3). doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.439.3.10. Retrieved November 1, 2020.