Begoniaceae
Begonia

Begonia cordifolia (Wight) Thwaites

First published in Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 129 (1859)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. India, Sri Lanka. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India, Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • 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.

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?
Thwaites [CP3584] Sri Lanka K004750650 Yes
Jayasuriya, M.; Tirvengadum, D.D. [1006] Sri Lanka K004750651 Yes
Wight, R. [1030] India K000761394 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Tirvengadum, D.D. [1008] Sri Lanka K004750648 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Tirvengadum, D.D. [1006] Sri Lanka K004750649 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Tirvengadum, D.D. [1007] Sri Lanka K004750652 Yes
Maxwell; Hepper; Fernando [942] Sri Lanka K004750655 Yes
Alston, A.H.G. [1645] Sri Lanka K004750653 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K004750656 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M.; Moldenke, H.N.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [1420] Sri Lanka K004750654 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000761395 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images