Begonia nepalensis

Begonia nepalensis

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. Monopteron
Species: Begonia nepalensis

Name

Begonia nepalensis (A.DC.) Warb., 1894

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Mezierea nepalensis A.DC., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 11: 144 (1859)
• Homotypic
  • Begonia gigantea Wall. ex C.B.Clarke, Fl. Brit. India 2: 643 (1879), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Mezierea nepalensis var. micropteron A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 407 (1864).
  • Begonia nepalensis var. micropteron (A.DC.) J.Door. ex F.A.Barkley & Golding, Sp. Begon., ed. 2: 85 (1974).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional:Caribbean Nepal to Assam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Warburg, O. in H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, 1894. Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(6a):142.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

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

Vernacular names

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