Begonia geraniifolia

Begonia geraniifolia

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. Eupetalum
Species: Begonia geraniifolia

Name

Begonia geraniifolia Hook., 1835

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Eupetalum geraniifolium (Hook.) Klotzsch, Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 121 (1854).
• Heterotypic
  • Begonia petalodes Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 21: t. 1757 (1835).
  • Eupetalum petalodes (Lindl.) Lindl., Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 440 (1836).
  • Eupetalum lindleyanum Gaudich., Voy. Bonite, Bot. 3: t. 50 (1842).
  • Eupetalum lindleyi Voigt, Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 66 (1845).
  • Begonia gaudichaudii Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 5: 769 (1846).
  • Eupetalum gaudichaudii Klotzsch, Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 121 (1854), nom. nud.
  • Eupetalum kunthianum Klotzsch, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 141 (1855).
  • Eupetalum tuberosum Klotzsch, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 142 (1855).
  • Begonia tuberosa Ruiz ex A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 281 (1864), pro syn.

Distribution

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

References

• Hooker, W.J., 1835. Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed ... London 62: t. 3387.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Begonia geraniifolia 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 geraniifolia. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 13 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Begonia geraniifolia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 13.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Begonia geraniifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Apr. 2019.

Vernacular names

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