{"title":"Begonia ovatifolia var. raimonaensis (Begoniaceae), a New Variety from Northeast India","authors":"Sanswrang Basumatary, Sanjib Baruah, Nazrul Islam","doi":"10.1007/s40009-025-01663-w","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A new variety, <i>Begonia ovatifolia</i> var. <i>raimonaensis</i> (Begoniaceae) is described here found from the Raimona National Park of Kokrajhar district in Assam, India. This new variety differs from the existing variety of <i>B. ovatifolia</i> by having pubescent petioles, peduncles, pedicels, ovary, capsules, and the presence of 3–8 basal leaves. A detailed description showing the diagnostic characteristics are provided for easy identification of this taxon.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":717,"journal":{"name":"National Academy Science Letters","volume":"49 5","pages":"663 - 668"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"National Academy Science Letters","FirstCategoryId":"4","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40009-025-01663-w","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"综合性期刊","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A new variety, Begonia ovatifolia var. raimonaensis (Begoniaceae) is described here found from the Raimona National Park of Kokrajhar district in Assam, India. This new variety differs from the existing variety of B. ovatifolia by having pubescent petioles, peduncles, pedicels, ovary, capsules, and the presence of 3–8 basal leaves. A detailed description showing the diagnostic characteristics are provided for easy identification of this taxon.
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The National Academy Science Letters is published by the National Academy of Sciences, India, since 1978. The publication of this unique journal was started with a view to give quick and wide publicity to the innovations in all fields of science