Begoniaceae
Begonia

Begonia chingii Irmsch.

First published in Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 10: 519 (1939)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (S. Yunnan, Guangxi) to Vietnam. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, China Southeast, Vietnam

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dong, L. & Liu, Y. (2019). Supplement to Begonia L. in Flora of Guangxi. Guihaia 39: 16-39.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Tian, D. & al. (2024). Nine new records of Begonia in Vietnam. Begonian. Long Beach, CA, [Monthly Bulletin of the American Begonia Society] 91: 190-197.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 13: 1-548. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Tian, D. & al. (2024). Nine new records of Begonia in Vietnam. Begonian. Long Beach, CA, [Monthly Bulletin of the American Begonia Society] 91: 190-197.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Henry, A. [2305] China K000251074 Type Yes
Henry, A. [2305] China K000251075 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henry, A. [2305] China K000251076 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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