Begoniaceae
Begonia

Begonia mannii Hook.f.

First published in Bot. Mag. 90: t. 5434 (1864)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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

  • Bot. Mag. t. 5434 (1864)
  • F.T.A. 2: 570.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
Jan 1, 2004 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [241A] Cameroon K000436116 No
Jan 1, 1996 Cable, S. [1392] Cameroon K000085790 No
Jan 1, 1996 Cable, S. [1538] Cameroon K000085778 No
Jan 1, 1996 Groves, M. [107] Cameroon K000085794 No
Dec 1, 1994 Cheek, M. [5533] Cameroon K000011258 No
Dec 1, 1994 Mbani, J., M. [98] Cameroon K000011257 No
Dec 1, 1994 Tekwe, C. [97] Cameroon K000011255 No
Dec 1, 1994 Watts, J. [583] Cameroon K000011254 No
Dec 1, 1994 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [138] Cameroon K000011256 No
Jan 1, 1994 Ndam, N. [704] Cameroon K000011260 No
Jan 1, 1994 Akogo, M. [81] Cameroon K000011259 No
Jan 1, 1994 Ndam, N. [776] Cameroon K000011261 No
Jan 1, 1994 Thomas, D.W. [9143] Cameroon K000011262 No
Jan 1, 1989 Thomas, D.W. [7897] Cameroon K000050513 No
Jan 1, 1985 Mann [565] Equatorial Guinea K000313652 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Thomson, W.C. [23] K000272564 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1953 Mann G. [1275] Cameroon K000050512 Type Yes
Thomas, D. W. [406] Cameroon K001518440 Yes
Thomas, D. W. [406] Cameroon K001518439 Yes
Wright, J.O. [0] Cameroon K000050515 No
Wright, J.O. [0] Cameroon K000050517 No
Cameroon K:SPC-00837.000 No
Mann [311] Equatorial Guinea K000313653 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wright, J.O. [0] Cameroon K000050516 No
Keay, R.W.J. [25623] Nigeria K:SPC-11565.000 No
Meikle, R.D. [615] Nigeria K:SPC-11566.000 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [8649] Nigeria K:SPC-09972.000 No
Mann [2317] K000272563 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mann [2317] K000272562 Unknown Type Material Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [22683] Nigeria Begonia epiphytica K:SPC-11561.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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