Begonia × erythrophylla

Begonia ×erythrophylla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Unieurosida Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Sectio: Begonia sect. Gireoudia
Nothospecies: Begonia × erythrophylla

Name

• Begonia × erythrophylla Hérincq, Rev. Hort., III, 1: 166. 1847.
  • Formula hybridae: Begonia hydrocotylifolia Otto ex Hook. × Begonia manicata Brongn.
    

This is the progenitor of a group of artificial hybrids commonly named Begonia 'Erythrophylla' cultivars or Beefsteak Begonias. It is not reported in the wild in Mexico and so is assumed to be purely artificial in origin.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Begonia × bunchii L.H.Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 478. 1914.
  • Begonia × feastii L.H.Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 478. 1914.
  • Begonia × langeana Fotsch, Begonien 45. 1933.

References

• Hérincq, F. 1847. Rev. Hort., III, 1: 166.
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Begonia × erythrophylla. Published online. Accessed: 22 July 2018. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Beefsteak Begonias

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