Begonia × erythrophylla
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Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales |
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Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Sectio: B. sect. Gireoudia
Nothospecies: Begonia × erythrophylla
Name edit
- Begonia × erythrophylla Hérincq, Rev. Hort., III, 1: 166. 1847.
- Formula hybridae: Begonia hydrocotylifolia Otto ex Hook. × Begonia manicata Brongn.
- Formula hybridae: Begonia hydrocotylifolia Otto ex Hook. × Begonia manicata Brongn.
This is the progenitor of a group of artificial hybrids commonly named Begonia 'Erythrophylla' cultivars or Beefsteak Begonias. It is not reported in the wild in Mexico and so is assumed to be purely artificial in origin.
Synonyms edit
- Heterotypic
- Begonia × bunchii L.H.Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 478. 1914.
- Begonia × feastii L.H.Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 478. 1914.
- Begonia × langeana Fotsch, Begonien 45. 1933.
References edit
- Hérincq, F. 1847. Rev. Hort., III, 1: 166.
- International Plant Names Index. 2018. Begonia × erythrophylla. Published online. Accessed: 22 July 2018.
Vernacular names edit
English: Beefsteak Begonias
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