Begonia rex

Begonia rex

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. Platycentrum
Species: Begonia rex

Name

Begonia rex Putz., 1857.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Platycentrum rex (Putz.) Seem., Parad. Vindob. (A.Hartinger) t. 81. 1860.

• Heterotypic
  • Begonia rex var. grandis E.J.Lowe & W.Howard, Beaut. Leaved Pl.: t. 6 (1859).
  • Begonia rex var. nebulosa E.J.Lowe & W.Howard, Beaut. Leaved Pl.: t. 15 (1860).

Hybrids

• Begonia × clementinae Bruant
• Begonia × conspiqua Sander
• Begonia × gemmata Sander
• Begonia × inimitabilis De Smet
• Begonia × leopardinus Van Houtte
• Begonia × margaritacea H.J.Veitch
• Begonia × punctatissima Sander
• Begonia × splendidissima De Smet

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asie Assam; Bangladesh; China South-Central; China Southeast; Cuba; Dominican Republic; East Himalaya; Haiti; Myanmar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Putzeys, J.A.A.H. 1857. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe. Ghent (Gand) 12: 141, t. 1255, 1258.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Begonia rex in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Begonia rex. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 16 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Begonia rex in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 16.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Begonia rex. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Apr. 2019.

Vernacular names

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