Begonia × erythrophylla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Sectio: B. sect. Gireoudia
Nothospecies: Begonia × erythrophylla

Name

Begonia × erythrophylla Hérincq, Rev. Hort., III, 1: 166. 1847.
- 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

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

Hérincq, F. 1847. Rev. Hort., III, 1: 166.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Begonia × erythrophylla. Published online. Accessed: 22 July 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Beefsteak Begonias