Begonia capensis

Begonia capensis

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
Species: Begonia capensis

Name

Begonia capensis L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 502 (1782).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Begonia tuberosa Lam., Encycl. 1: 393 (1785), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Begonia diptera Dryand., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 1: 170 (1791).
  • Begonia humilis Ker Gawl., Bot. Reg. 3: t. 284 (1818), sensu auct.

Homonyms

• Begonia capensis Blanco, nom. illeg. = Begonia nigritarum Steud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional:Brazil Brazil Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. (filius) , 1782. Suppl. Pl.: 502

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Begonia capensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Begonia capensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Begonia capensis. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 12 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Begonia capensis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 12.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Begonia capensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Apr. 2019.

Vernacular names

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