Begonia formosana

Begonia laciniata var. formosana

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. Platycentrum
Species: Begonia formosana

Name

Begonia formosana (Hayata) Masam., 1961

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Begonia laciniata var. formosana Hayata, J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30: 124 (1911).
• Heterotypic
  • Begonia formosana f. albomaculata Tang S.Liu & M.J.Lai, Fl. Taiwan 3: 795 (1977).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asie Regional:Eastern Asie Nansei-shoto; Taiwan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Masamune, G., 19651. Journal of Geobotany. [Hokuriku no shokubutsu no kai]. Kanazawa 9(3-4): t. 41.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Begonia formosana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Begonia formosana. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 13 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Begonia formosana in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 13.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Begonia formosana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Apr. 2019.

Vernacular names

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