Begonia gracilis

Begonia gracilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Sectio: B. sect. Quadriperigonia
Species: Begonia gracilis

Name

Begonia gracilis Kunth, 1825

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Begonia martiana var. gracilis (Kunth) Carrière, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 55: 372 (1883).
• Heterotypic
  • Begonia martiana Link & Otto, Icon. Pl. Select.: 49 (1822).
  • Begonia diversifolia Graham, Edinburgh New Philos. J. 9: 183 (1829).
  • Begonia diversifiolia Knowles & Westc., Fl. Cab. 1: 27 (1837), nom. illeg.
  • Begonia heterophylla Klotzsch, Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 122 (1854), pro syn.
  • Knesebeckia martiana (Link & Otto) Klotzsch, Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 122 (1854).
  • Begonia gracilis var. annulata A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 309 (1864).
  • Begonia gracilis var. depauperata A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 309 (1864).
  • Begonia gracilis var. diversifolia (Graham) A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 310 (1864).
  • Begonia gracilis var. martiana (Link & Otto) A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 309 (1864).
  • Begonia gracilis var. membranacea A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 309 (1864).
  • Begonia gracilis var. nervipilosa A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 309 (1864).
  • Begonia tuberosa Sessé & Moc., Pl. Nov. Hisp.: 162 (1890), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional:Central America Honduras; Mexico Central Continental: Northern America Regional:Mexico Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Kunth, C.S.​ in F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., 1825. Nov. Gen. Sp. 7:141[folio]; 7:184[quarto]. 1
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Begonia gracilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Begonia gracilis. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 13 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Begonia gracilis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 13.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Begonia gracilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Apr. 2019.

Vernacular names

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