Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 9789869351317
Published on: 2017-05
Soft Cover
Species Begonias of the Eastern Himalayas of Arunachal, India
I. Introduction
( 1 ) Geographical Features, forest types, and some dominant flora
( 2 ) Historical background
( 3 ) Historiography of plant exploration in Arunachal in the 19th & early 20th centuries
( 4 ) Recent Publications
( 5 ) Organization of this monograph
II. Description of species documented
( 1 ) B. aborensis
( 2 ) B. acetosella
( 3 ) B. adscendens: 2 Forms
( 4 ) B. annulata: Several Forms
( 5 ) B. asperifolia
( 6 ) B. burkillii and 2 Variant Forms
( 7 ) B. diadema
( 8 ) B. dux
( 9 ) B. griffithiana: 2 forms
(10) B. handelii
(11) B. hatacoa: Several Forms
(12) B. iridescens
(13) B. limprichtii
(14) B. longifolia
(15) B. nepalensis
(16) B. ovatifolia
(17) B. palmata: Its Several Forms
(18) B. perakensis
(19) B. rex Putzeys: 3 Forms
(20) B. roxburghii
(21) B. scintillans
(22) B. sikkimensis
(23) B. sikkimensis var. kamengensis
(24) B. silletensis
(25) B. shilendrae
(26) B. thomsonii
(27) B. wattii
(28) B. xanthina: Several Forms
III. Natural, Wild Hybrids
(29) B. x chungii var. mishmiensis (B.U574)
(30) B. aborensis × B. burkillii (B.U619)
(31) B. acetosella var. hirtifolia × B. silletensis (B.U542)
(32) B. burkillii × B. griffithana
(33) B. adscendens × B. palmatea (B.U620)
IV. Habitat Destruction in Arunachal Pradesh
V. Appendix 1
B. tessaricarpa: Discussion of why no begonia species may be
identified as B. tessaricarpa (article published in Begonia Australis)
VI. Appendix 2
In addition to the securely identified species described in
this monograph, the following from the Western Ghats have also
been securely identified, but not included in this coverage of species
begonias from India:
( 1 ) B. albo-coccinea
( 2 ) B. aliciae
( 3 ) B. dipetala
( 4 ) B. crestata
( 5 ) B. flocciferra
( 6 ) B. inrtegrifolia
( 7 ) B. malabarica and Variant Form
( 8 ) B. subpeltata
( 9 ) & (10) B. concanensis & B. trichocarpa
These species from the Western Ghats and species, which have not yet
been identified but registered with B.U numbers, will be covered in a separate
publication.
VII. References / Bibliography
VIII. Acknowledgements
