Begonia kingiana

Taxonavigation edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

English: Tortoise Shell Begonia