| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Begonia gironellae C.I Peng & Rubite & C.W.Lin | |
Begonia gironellae is an endemic species of Begonia discovered in Tanabag, Puerto Princesa, in northern Palawan, Philippines. 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.
Etymology
The species is named in honor of Prof. Elizabeth P. Gironella of the Palawan State University.
References
- ^ "Begoniaceae". Co's Digital Flora of the Philippines. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- ^ 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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