A New Species of Fleshy-Fruited Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Sumatra
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عنوان ژورنال: Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0006-5196
DOI: 10.3767/000651905x623337