Begonia grandis

Begonia grandis

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. Diploclinium
Species: Begonia grandis
Subspecies and varieties: B. g. subsp. grandis – B. g. subsp. holostyla – B. g. subsp. sinensis – B. g. var. puberula – B. g. var. unialata

Name

Begonia grandis Dryand., 1791.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Begonia evansiana var. simsii Irmsch., Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 10: 493 (1939).

Homonyms

• Begonia grandis Otto ex A.DC., pro syn. = Begonia reniformis Dryand.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asie China South-Central; China Southeast; Korea; Taiwan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Dryander, J.C. 1791. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. London 1: 163.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Begonia grandis 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 grandis. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 13 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Begonia grandis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 13.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Begonia grandis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Apr. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: hardy begonia

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