Family:
Begoniaceae C.Agardh
Genus:
Begonia L.

Begonia oaxacana A.DC.

This species is accepted, and its native range is Mexico to Central America.

Native to:

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá

Begonia oaxacana A.DC. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1998 Heyde [3095], Guatemala K000536531 syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Linden [39], Chiapas K000536532 isolectotype Yes
Galeotti, H.G. [196], Oaxaca K000536533 lectotype Yes

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 11: 127 (1859)

Accepted by

  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • GBIF (2008- continuously updated). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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