Abstract
Begonia cremnophila is described and illustrated as a new species. It is compared with B. weddelliana, and a description of that species is also provided. Begonia davisii is typified and newly synonymized with B. weddelliana.
Key Words
Begonia Begoniaceae section EupetalumResumen
Se describe e ilustra una nueva especie, Begonia cremnophila. Es semejante a B. weddelliana del norte de Bolivia, que también se encuentra sobre barrancas y acantilados sombreados y en bosque húmedo tropical en las estribaciones orientales de los Andes. Begonia davisii es recién synonimizada con B. weddelliana.
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Acknowledgments
I thank the curators of the herbaria K, MO, NY, US, USZ for allowing me to visit and work on their collections, Stephen Beck for helping me locate material of the new species at LPB, and the curator and staff of CM for the use of their facilities, while I worked on loaned material. Funding for the fieldwork came from the American Begonia Society and help in planning the fieldwork came from Luzmila Arroyo (USZ) and Michael Nee (NY). I also wish to thank Alexander Parada (USZ) for assistance in the field and Adèle Rossetti Morosini for providing the artwork.
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