Begonia melanobullata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota 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: B. sect. Coelocentrum
Species: Begonia melanobullata

Name

Begonia melanobullata C.I Peng & C.W.Lin, Bot. Stud. (Taipei) 56(9): 7 (2015).

• Typus: Vietnasm. Cao Bang Province, Thach An District, N 22°31’23”, E 106°20’41”. Living collection made on June 29, 2010; type specimens pressed from plants cultivated in the experimental greenhouse in Academia Sinica, Taiwan, 22 April 2014, Ching-I Peng 22609 (Holotype: HAST; isotypes: E, HN)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indo-China Vietnam. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Peng, C.I, Lin, C.W., Yang, H.-A., Kono, Y. & Nguyen, H.Q. 2015. Six new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from limestone areas in Northern Vietnam Botanical Studies 56(9): 1–23. DOI: 10.1186/s40529-015-0089-3 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Begonia melanobullata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 18. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Begonia melanobullata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Begonia melanobullata. Published online. Accessed: 18 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Begonia melanobullata. Accessed: 18 Dec 2025. Reference page.