Begonia malabarica

Begonia malabarica

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
Species: Begonia malabarica

Name

Begonia malabarica Lam.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Diploclinium lindleyanum Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: t. 1817 (1852).
  • Begonia hydrophila Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 18 (1853).
  • Mitscherlichia rubrosetulosa Hassk., Hort. Bogor. Descr.: 336 (1858).
  • Begonia fallax A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 329 (1864).
  • Begonia malabarica var. rheedii A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 392 (1864).
  • Begonia rubrosetulosa (Hassk.) A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 390 (1864).
  • Begonia malabarica var. hydrophila C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 655 (1879).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asie India, Sri Lanka References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Lamarck, J.-B., 1785. Encycl. 1:393.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Begonia malabarica 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 malabarica. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 15 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Begonia malabarica in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 15.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Begonia malabarica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Apr. 2019.

Vernacular names

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