Begoniaceae
Begonia

Begonia albococcinea Hook.

First published in Bot. Mag. 71: t. 4172 (1845)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. India. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Uddin, A. (2007). Distribution and status of Indian Begonia L. species. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 31: 591-597.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] K000739957 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomson, G. [s.n.] India K000618801 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000739958 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wight, R. [1026] India K000761459 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomson, G. [109] India K000618802 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3673] Begonia wightiana K001110764 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0