Begoniaceae
Begonia

Begonia prismatocarpa Hook.

First published in Bot. Mag. 88: t. 5307 (1862)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Liberia to Ivory Coast, W. Cameroon, Bioko. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Chev. Bot. 298.
  • Engl. Pflanzenw. Afr. 3, 2: 618 (1921).
  • —F.T.A. 2: 573

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 1989 Mann [563] Equatorial Guinea K000242510 Holotype Yes
Thorold, C. [79A] K004754721 No
Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A.; Bohome, P.; Johansen, J.; Lehman, T. [11808] Equatorial Guinea K004754720 Yes
Guinea, E. [1410] K004754723 Yes
Thorold, C. [TF79B] K004754724 Yes
Boughey, A.S. [72] K004754722 Yes
Barter [2047] Equatorial Guinea K000242511 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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