Begonia decandra

Begonia decandra

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. Begonia
Species: Begonia decandra

Name

Begonia decandra Pav. ex A.DC., 1859

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Begonia portoricensis A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 295 (1864).
  • Begonia decandra Sessé & Moc., Fl. Mexic., ed. 2: 219 (1894), nom. illeg.

Distribution

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

References

• Dryander, J.C., 1859. Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. sér. 4, 11:122.
• USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 [1]. Data: compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Begonia decandra 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. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Begonia decandra. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 12 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Begonia decandra in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 12.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Begonia decandra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Apr. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Begonia decandra in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

English: Native Begonia

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