Begonia xanthina

Begonia xanthina

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 xanthina

Name

Begonia xanthina Hook., 1852.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Platycentrum xanthinum (Hook.) Klotzsch, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1855: 123. 1855.

• Heterotypic
  • Begonia lazulii Linden, Belgique Hort. 8: 166. 1858.
  • Begonia marmorata Van Houtte ex Planch., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 9: 243. 1854.
  • Begonia poecila K.Koch, Wochenschr. Gärtnerei Pflanzenk. 1: 338. 1858.
  • Begonia xanthina var. lazuli Hook., Bot. Mag. 85: t. 5107. 1859.
  • Begonia xanthina var. pictifolia Hook., Bot. Mag. 85: t. 5102. 1859.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asie E. Himalaya to China (SW. Yunnan) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Hooker, W.J. 1852. Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed... London 78: t. 4683.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Begonia xanthina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Begonia xanthina. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 18 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Begonia xanthina in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 18.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Begonia xanthina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Apr. 2019.

Vernacular names

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