Begoniaceae
Begonia

Begonia sessilifolia Hook.f.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 577 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bioko, Gabon to Congo. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cabinda, Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is.

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.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Engl. Pflanzenw. Afr. 3, 2: 616 (1921).
  • in F.T.A. 2: 577 (1871)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2001 Cable, S. [2438] Cameroon K000050634 No
Aug 1, 1996 Cable, S. [782 a] Cameroon K000050586 No
Aug 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [6062] Cameroon K000050642 No
Jan 1, 1996 Etuge, M. [1385] Cameroon K000050593 No
Dec 1, 1994 Watts, J. [477] Cameroon K000011170 No
Dec 1, 1994 Watts, J. [544] Cameroon K000011169 No
Dec 1, 1994 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [427] Cameroon K000011168 No
Dec 1, 1994 Sidwell, K. [158] Cameroon K000011175 No
Dec 1, 1994 Wheatley, J.I. [503] Cameroon K000085484 No
Dec 1, 1994 Cable, S. [221] Cameroon K000011165 No
Dec 1, 1994 Cheek, M. [5528] Cameroon K000011176 No
Dec 1, 1994 Cheek, M. [5908] Cameroon K000510851 No
Dec 1, 1994 Wheatley, J.I. [510] Cameroon K000011166 No
Jan 1, 1994 Ndam, N. [765] Cameroon K000011174 No
Jan 1, 1994 Thomas, D.W. [9805] Cameroon K000011173 No
Jan 1, 1994 Watts, J. [779] Cameroon K000011171 No
Sep 1, 1989 Thomas, D.W. [4241] Cameroon K000050451 No
Lane, P. [189] Cameroon K001495595 No
Thomas, D. W. [375] Cameroon K001518436 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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