Begonia verticillata

Begonia luxurians

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Sectio: Begonia sect. Pritzelia
Species: Begonia verticillata

Name

Begonia verticillata Vell., Fl. Flumin. 10: t. 45 (1831)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Begonia luxurians Scheidw., Allg. Gartenzeitung 16: 131 (1848)
  • Begonia luxurians var. sampaioana Brade, Bol. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro, Bot. 1: 10 (1944)
  • Scheidweileria luxurians (Scheidw.) Klotzsch, Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 123 (1854)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil South East References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Vellozo, J.M.C.† 1831 ["1827"]. Florae Fluminensis Icones. Vol. X: 143 tt. Senefelder, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Begonia verticillata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Apr. 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Begonia verticillata. Accessed: 14 Apr. 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Begonia verticillata. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 14 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Begonia verticillata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Apr. 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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