described and illustrated. The new species was discovered in the fragmented riparian forest
of Lanao del Sur, along the Ginapukan river in Wao, Mindanao island, Philippines. The
previous collections also revealed that it occurs in the nearby province of Bukidnon. Begonia
bangsamoro is distinguished from other Philippine Begonia by its lacerate leaf margins,
terminal inflorescences, 4-tepaled staminate flowers, and sparsely hirsute ovaries. The new …