Begonia scharffii

Begonia scharffii

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. Pritzelia
Species: Begonia scharffii

Name

Begonia scharffii Hook.f., 1888.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Begonia haageana W.Watson, Gard. Chron., III, 1888(1): 49. 1888, nom. superfl.

• Heterotypic
  • Begonia scharffiana Regel, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 10: 376. 1889.
  • Begonia scharffiana var. minor W.Watson, Gard. Chron., III, 6: 388. 1889.
  • Begonia schenckii Irmsch., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 76: 81. 1953.

Hybrids

• Begonia × credneri F.Haage & E.Schmidt
• Begonia × duchartrei André
• Begonia × viaudii André

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional:Brazil Brazil (Santa Catarina) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Notes

Some invalid nothotaxa list this species as the female parent:

• Begonia × croftonii
• Begonia × drostii
• Begonia × frondosa
• Begonia × houghtonii
• Begonia × vedderiana

References

• Hooker, J.D. 1888. Botanical Magazine or, Flower-Garden Displayed... London 114: t. 7028.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Begonia scharffii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Begonia scharffii. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 17 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Begonia scharffii in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 17.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Begonia scharffii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Apr. 2019.

Vernacular names

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