Begonia colliculata (Begoniaceae), a new species from Nam Kading National Protected Area, Bolikhamxai province, Laos

Authors

  • Keooudone Souvannakhoummane The Agro-biodiversity Initiative, National Agriculture & Forestry Research Institute, Laos.
  • Soulivanh Lanorsavanh Biology Department, Faculty of Natural Sciences, National University of Laos, P.O. Box: 7322, Vientiane, Laos
  • Jeong Ho Park Asia Forest Institute, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
  • Ho Sang Kang Institute of Green Bio Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Gangwon-do, 25354, Republic of Korea.
  • Tai Hyeon Ahn Gardens and Education Division, Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon, 11186, Republic of Korea
  • Singkone Xayalath The Agro-Biodiversity Initiative, National Agriculture and Forest Research Institute, P.O. Box: 7174, Vientiane, Laos
  • Chanhsamone Phongoudom The Agro-Biodiversity Initiative, National Agriculture and Forest Research Institute, P.O. Box: 7174, Vientiane, Laos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20531/tfb.2020.48.2.04

Keywords:

Begonia, Biodiversity, Laos, new taxon, taxonomy

Abstract

Begonia colliculata is described and illustrated with photographs from Nam Kading National Protected Area, in the Bolikhamxai Province of Laos.

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Published

2020-07-24

How to Cite

Souvannakhoummane, K., Lanorsavanh, S., Park, J. H., Kang, H. S., Ahn, T. H., Xayalath, S., & Phongoudom, C. (2020). Begonia colliculata (Begoniaceae), a new species from Nam Kading National Protected Area, Bolikhamxai province, Laos. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany), 48(2), 108–113. https://doi.org/10.20531/tfb.2020.48.2.04

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