Begonia imperialis

Begonia imperialis

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. Weilbachia
Species: Begonia imperialis

Name

Begonia imperialis Lem., 1860

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Begonia imperialis var. brunnea Lem., Ill. Hort. 7: t. 274 (1860).
  • Begonia imperialis var. maculata Lem., Ill. Hort. 7: t. 274 (1860).
  • Begonia imperialis var. smaragdina Lem., Ill. Hort. 7: 53 (1860).
  • Begonia smaragdina (Lem.) Verschaff., Nursery Cat. (Ambroise Verschaffelt) 70: 2 (1862).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional:Mexico Mexico Gulf; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Lemaire, C., 1860. L'Illustration Horticole. Ghent & Brussels 7:53.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Begonia imperialis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Begonia imperialis. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 14 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Begonia imperialis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 14.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Begonia imperialis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Apr. 2019.

Vernacular names

svenska: kejsarbegonia

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