Begoniaceae
Begonia

Begonia acerifolia Kunth

First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 7: 186 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Ecuador to W. Bolivia. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru

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.
  • Moonlight, P.W., Jara-Muñoz, O.A., Purvis, D.A., Delves, J., Allen, J.P., & Reynel, C. (2023). The genus Begonia (Begoniaceae) in Peru. European Journal of Taxonomy 881: 1-334.
  • Tebbitt, M.C. (2017). Recircumscription and new synonyms of Begonia acerifolia (Begoniaceae) and amended descriptions of the poorly known B. hydrophylloides and B. velata. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 74: 217-228.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Tebbitt, M.C. (2017). Recircumscription and new synonyms of Begonia acerifolia (Begoniaceae) and amended descriptions of the poorly known B. hydrophylloides and B. velata. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 74: 217-228.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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