Begonia leathermaniae

Begonia leathermaniae

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. Knesebeckia
Species: Begonia leathermaniae

Name

Begonia leathermaniae O'Reilly & Kareg., 1983.

Synonyms

• Basionym
• Begonia platanifolia var. acuminatissima Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 106 (1898).

Etymology

• Named after Sylvia Leatherman, horticulturist and member of the American Begonia Society, who brought this Begonia into cultivation in USA in 1957.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional:Western South America Bolivia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• O'Reilly, T. & Karegeannes, C.E. 1983. Begonian 50: 146.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Begonia leathermaniae 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 leathermaniae. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 14 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Begonia leathermaniae in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 14.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Begonia leathermaniae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Apr. 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2011. Begonia leathermaniae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2011 Oct 09. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Begonia leathermaniae in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

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