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Two new yellow-flowered tuberous species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Bolivia

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Begonia germaineana and Begonia chrysantha, members of Begonia section Eupetalum, are described and illustrated as new species endemic to Bolivia. A key is provided to these and other yellow-flowered Begonia species from South America.

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Begonia germaineana y Begonia chrysantha, miembros de Begonia sección Eupetalum, se describen e ilustran como nuevas especies endémicas de Bolivia. Se proporciona una clave para estas y otras especies de Begonia con flores amarillas de América del Sur.

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I thank the curators of AAU, B, BKL, BM, BR, BRIT, C, CAS, CGE, E, E-GL, F, G, GB, G-DC, GH, GOET, HSB, K, LIL, MO, NY, OXF, P, S, SEL, TEX, UC, US, USZ, W, Z for loaning material or allowing me to work in their herbaria. Funding for the fieldwork came from the American Begonia Society. I am also grateful to Luzmila Arroyo (USZ) and Michael Nee (NY) for facilitating the fieldwork and Alexander Parada (USZ) and Luis Huaylla Limachi for assistance in the field. I am grateful to Michael Nee (NY) and an anonymous reviewer for their helpful comments on the manuscript. I also wish to thank Johnathyn Simpson and Fuad Abdulkader for providing the artwork.

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  1. Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA, 15419-1394, USA

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Tebbitt, M.C. Two new yellow-flowered tuberous species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Bolivia. Brittonia 67, 221–226 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-015-9376-2

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