Begoniaceae
Begonia

Begonia princeae Gilg

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 361 (1901)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E.J. 81: 114 (1961)
  • F.C.B., Begoniaceae: 44 (1969)
  • F.Z. 4: 501 (1978).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2008 Bingham, M.G. [12641] Zambia K000612555 No
Jan 1, 1975 Richards, H.M. [8255] Zimbabwe K000242758 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Richards, H.M. [8255] Zimbabwe K000242759 Type Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9236] Zambia K001589874 Yes
Wightman, N.; Alfonsi, J.; Conradie, C.; Du Plessis, D.; Du Plessis, S.; O'Connor, N. [NCW717] Zambia K001634236 Yes
Masson, E.W. Zambia K:SPC-05178.000 No
Homble [956] K000313651 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3670] Zambia K:SPC-11567.000 No
Bullock, A.A. [2135] Zambia K:SPC-05177.000 No
Wellman, F.C. [1765] Angola Begonia wellmannii K000242747 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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