Begonia sikkimensis var. kamengensis

Rekha Morris, P.D.McMillan & Golding ex Golding

The Begonian 76: 33 (Golding 2009).

– Type: India, Arunachal-Pradesh, West Kamang District, Sessa, 24 Dec. 2005, Morris RM-AR 57 (holo-: CLEMS ; iso-: US n.v.) .

Other material examined

INDIA: Arunachal-Pradesh: West Kamang District, Sessa, 24 Dec. 2005, R. Morris RM-AR 53 (CLEMS). Nagaland: Naga Hills, Kohima, 12 Sep. 1950, Koelz 26170 (MICH); Naga Hills, Takubama, 27 Aug. 1950, Chand 3467 (MICH).

Description

Plant up to 200 cm. Stem: dark pink to red. Male flower: outer tepals deep pink to crimson, inner tepals pale pink. Female flower: tepals deep pink to pink.

Remarks

The collections by both Koelz and Chand are new records for this variety in Nagaland.