A correction: Begonia nubicola Kiew (Begoniaceae) is renamed B. oreophila Kiew

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by  R Kiew

Gardens'Bulletin Singapore57(2005) 131 131
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Correction: Begonia nubicola Kiew
(Begoniaceae) is renamed B. oreophila Kiew
RUTH KIEW
The Singapore Botanic Gardens,
Singapore 259569
The Cloud Begonia, Begonia nubicola Kiew, is a unique begonia in
Peninsular Malaysia in that it lives on a dry coastal hill on boulders at the
headwaters of intermittent streams at the exact elevation where the cloud
cap forms on most mornings. Hence, 'nubicola' (cloud-dwelling) is a most
apposite name. Unfortunately, this name was already used for a Venezuelan
begonia (L.B. Smith & B.G. Schubert, Mem. New York Bot. Gard., 9
(1957) 354) so that B. nubicola Kiew is a later homonym. It is here proposed
to rename this species, B. oreophila Kiew as follows:
Begonia oreophila Kiew, nom. nov.
Begonia nubicola Kiew, Begonias of Peninsular Malaysia. (2005) 275 non
&
L.B. Smith B.G. Schubert (1957).
Type: Kiew RK5091, 31 Aug 2000, Bukit Labohan, Trengganu (holo SING;
iso K, KEP).