Table 1.

Comparison of Begonia longa C.-I Peng & W.C. Leong and B. brevipedunculata Y.M. Shui

	Begonia longa	Begonia brevipedunculata
Rhizome and habit	Elongate to 50 cm long, internodes 1–5 cm long	Short, ca. 2.5 cm long, leaves caespitose
Petioles	(2–)5–14 cm long	17–24 cm long
Leaves	(4–)6–16 cm long, (2.5–)3.5–8 cm wide	15–19 cm long, 7–10 cm wide
Indumentum on leaf abaxial surface	Villous along veins	Densely clothed with clavate glandular hairs
Peduncle	13-25 cm long	Very short, 2–4 cm long
Ovarian locules	3	2