Begonia hydrocotylifolia

Begonia hydrocotylifolia

Taxonavigation

Classification System: APG III (down to family level)

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Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Cucurbitales
Familia: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Sectio: B. sect. Gireoudia
Species: Begonia hydrocotylifolia

Name

Begonia hydrocotylifolia Otto ex Hook., 1842.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Gireoudia hydrocotylifolia (Otto ex Hook.) Klotzsch, Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 125. 1854.

• Homotypic
  • Begonia asarifolia Liebm., Mexic. Begon.: 8. 1852.
  • Begonia hydrocotylifolia var. asarifolia (Liebm.) A.DC., Prodr. (Candolle) 15(1): 344. 1864.
  • Gireoudia asarifolia (Liebm.) Klotzsch, Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 125. 1854.

Hybrids

• Begonia × erythrophylla Hérincq
• Begonia × heracleicotyle Veitch
• Begonia × lapeyrousei Van Houtte

References

• Govaerts, R. & al. 2011. Begonia hydrocotylifolia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2011 Oct 18.
• Hooker, W.J. 1842. Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed... London 69: t. 3968.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

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Vernacular names

English: Pennywort Begonia