Begonia dregei

Begonia dregei

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. Augustia
Species: Begonia dregei

Name

Begonia dregei Otto & A.Dietr., 1836.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Augustia dregei (Otto & Dietr.) Klotzsch, Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 124. 1854.

• Heterotypic
  • Augustia natalensis Klotzsch, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 201. 1855.
  • Augustia suffruticosa (Meisn.) Klotzsch, Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 124. 1854.
  • Begonia dregei var. macbethii (auct.) L.H.Bailey, Gentes Herb. 1: 127. 1923.
  • Begonia macbethii auct., Cat. (Shepherd) 1891: 18. 1891.
  • Begonia natalensis Hook., Bot. Mag. 81: t. 4841. 1855.
  • Begonia partita Irmsch., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 81: 143. 1961.
  • Begonia parvifolia Graham, Bot. Mag. 64: t. 3720. 1840, sensu auct.
  • Begonia richardsiana T.Moore, Gard. Chron. 1871: 1065. 1871.
  • Begonia richardsoniana Houllet, Rev. Hort. 44: 333. 1872.
  • Begonia rubicunda A.DC., Prodr. (Candolle) 15(1): 384. 1864.
  • Begonia suffruticosa f. bolusii Irmsch., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 81: 143. 1961.
  • Begonia suffruticosa f. worsdellii Irmsch., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 81: 143. 1961.
  • Begonia suffruticosa Meisn., Linnaea 14: 502. 1840.

Hybrids

• Begonia × carminata Dombrain
• Begonia × cheimantha Everett ex C.Weber
• Begonia × elatior
• Begonia × ornata Clarke

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces; KwaZulu-Natal References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Otto, C.F. & Dietrich, A.G. 1836. Allgemeine Gartenzeitung 4: 357.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Begonia dregei 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 dregei. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 12 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Begonia dregei in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 12.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Begonia dregei. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Apr. 2019.

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