Begoniaceae
Begonia

Begonia palmata D.Don

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 223 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nepal to S. China and Indo-China, Taiwan. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chayamarit, K. & Balslev, H. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Thailand 14(3): 359-431. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Dong, L. & Liu, Y. (2019). Supplement to Begonia L. in Flora of Guangxi. Guihaia 39: 16-39.
  • Hughes, M. (2008). An annotated checklist of Southeast Asian Begonia: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • 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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Begonia nepalensis.]

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?
Mar 26, 2012 van Du et al. [HNK 2275] Vietnam K000734248 Yes
Mar 26, 2012 van Du et al. [HNK 2666] Vietnam K000734247 Yes
Mar 26, 2012 van Du et al. [HNK 2216] Vietnam K000734251 Yes
Mar 26, 2012 van Du et al. [HNK 2309] Vietnam K000734250 Yes
Mar 26, 2012 van Du et al. [HNK 2251] Vietnam K000734249 Yes
Jan 14, 2009 Blinkworth, R. [3678] Pakistan K000035489 Type Yes
May 1, 1948 Henry, A. [12250] China Begonia laciniata K000761494 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 3678] Begonia laciniata K001110779 Unknown Type Material Yes
Champion, J.G. [s.n.] China Begonia laciniata K000035493 Unknown Type Material Yes
Champion, J.G. [8] China Begonia laciniata K000035490 Type Yes
Champion, J.G. [8] China Begonia laciniata K000035491 Unknown Type Material Yes
Champion, J.G. [8] China Begonia laciniata K000035492 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3678] Nepal Begonia laciniata K001110780 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