Begonia elmeri

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. Diploclinium
Species: Begonia elmeri

Name

Begonia elmeri Merr., Philipp. J. Sci., C 13(1): 39 (1918)

• Type: A.D.E. Elmer 14183, October 1912.
• Type locality: [THE PHILIPPINES.] Mindanao: Province of Agusan, Cabadbaran (Mt. Urdaneta).

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Begonia peltata Elmer, Leafl. Phillip. Bot. 7: 2556 (1915), nom. illeg., non Otto & A.Dietr., nec A.DC., nom. illeg., nec Hassk., nom. illeg., nec Sessé & Moc.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Malesia The Philippines (Mindanao) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Elmer, A.D.E. 1915. Two Hundred Twenty Six New Species―I. Leaflets of Philippine Botany 7: 2543–2700. BHL Reference page. 
• Merrill, E.D. 1918. New or noteworthy Philippine plant, XIII. The Philippine Journal of Science, Section C. Botany 13(1) 1–66. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Begonia elmeri in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Begonia elmeri. Published online. Accessed: 20 May 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Begonia elmeri. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 May 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Begonia elmeri in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 20 May 2021.