Begonia peltata

Begonia peltata

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. Gireoudia
Species: Begonia peltata

Name

Begonia peltata Otto & A.Dietr., 1841

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Rachia peltata (Otto & A.Dietr.) Klotzsch, Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 124 (1854).
• Heterotypic
  • Begonia incana Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 27: t. 39 (1841).
  • Rachia auriformis Klotzsch, Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 124 (1845).
  • Begonia auriformis Klotzsch, Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 24 (1854).
  • Rachia incana (Lindl.) Klotzsch, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1855: 189 (1855).
  • Begonia peltata A.DC., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 11: 138 (1859), nom. illeg.
  • Begonia incana var. auriformis (Klotzsch) A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 327 (1864).
  • Begonia kellermanii C.DC., Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 69(12): 1 (1919).
  • Begonia peltata var. auriformis (Klotzsch) Golding, Phytologia 47: 292 (1981).

Homonyms

• Begonia peltata A.DC., nom. illeg. = Begonia peltata Otto & A.Dietr.
• Begonia peltata Elmer, nom. illeg. = Begonia elmeri Merr.
• Begonia peltata Hassk., nom. illeg. = Begonia coriacea Hassk.
• Begonia peltata Sessé & Moc., nom. illeg. = Begonia nelumbiifolia Schltdl. & Cham.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional:Central America Guatemala; Honduras 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

• Otto, C.F. & Dietrich, A.G., 1841. Allgemeine Gartenzeitung 9:58.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Begonia peltata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Begonia peltata. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 15 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Begonia peltata in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 15.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Begonia peltata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Apr. 2019.

Vernacular names

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