Begonia hirsuta

Begonia hirsuta

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. Doratometra
Species: Begonia hirsuta

Name

Begonia hirsuta Aubl., 1775

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Begonia humilis Bonpl. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 2: 626 (1825), pro syn.
  • Begonia filipes Benth., Bot. Voy. Sulphur: 101 (1845).
  • Begonia hygrophila C.DC. ex T.Durand & Pittier, Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 35: 265 (1896).
  • Begonia hygrophila var. puberula C.DC., Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 35: 266 (1896).
  • Begonia chepoensis C.DC., Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 69(12): 8 (1919).
  • Begonia leptopoda C.DC., Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 69(12): 6 (1919).
  • Begonia mameiana C.DC., Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 69(12): 4 (1919).
  • Begonia heterodonta Rusby, Descr. S. Amer. Pl.: 66 (1920).
  • Begonia charadrophila Tutin, J. Bot. 78: 251 (1940).

Homonyms

• Begonia hirsuta A.DC., pro syn. = Begonia humilis Aiton
• Begonia hirsuta Brace ex Ridl., pro syn. = Begonia pubescens Ridl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional:Northern South America Colombia; French Guiana; Guyana; Venezuela Regional:Caribbean Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Panam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Aublet, J.B.C.F., 1775. Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane francoise ... 2:913, t. 348. 1775
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

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

Vernacular names

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