Begonia kingiana

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. Ridleyella
Species: Begonia kingiana

Name

Begonia kingiana Irmsch., 1929

Distribution: Endemic in Peninsular Malaysia (Langkawai, Perak, Selangor, Pahang, Kelantan and Trengganu). "It is quite common and found on most limestone hills"(Kiew, p.41)

References

• Mitteilungen aus dem Institut für allgemeine Botanik in Hamburg 8:106. 1929
• Ruth Kiew, Begonias of Peninsular Malaysia :35-36 t., 2005
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names

English: Tortoise Shell Begonia