Begonia minor

Begonia minor

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. Begonia
Species: Begonia minor

Name

Begonia minor Jacq., 1787.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Begonia nitida Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 352. 1789.
  • Begonia nitida var. discolor Otto & A.Dietr., Allg. Gartenzeitung 4: 354. 1836.
  • Begonia nitida var. odorata alba hort., nom. inval.
  • Begonia nitida var. pilosula A.DC., Prodr. (Candolle) 15(1): 294. 1864.
  • Begonia nitida var. speciosa Regel, Index Seminum (LE) 1856: 34. 1856.
  • Begonia obliqua L'Hér., Stirp. Nov. 2: 46. 1789, nom. illeg. non L. (1753).
  • Begonia odorata Paxt., Paxton's Mag. Bot. 13: t. 123. 1847, nom. illeg. non Willd. (1814).
  • Begonia pulchra A.DC., Prodr. (Candolle) 15(1): 293. 1864, nom. inval. pro syn.
  • Begonia speciosa A.DC., Prodr. (Candolle) 15(1): 293. 1864.
  • Begonia suaveolens Klotzsch, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1855: 146. 1855, nom. illeg.

Hybrids

• Begonia × ingramii T.Moore & Ayres

Distribution

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

References

• Jacquin, N.J.v. 1787. Collectanea; Missao de Biologia Maritima; Junta de Investigaçoes do Ultramar''. Lisbon 1: 126. 1787 ("1786"); 1790. Icon. pl. rar. 3: t. 618. ("1786-1793").
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Begonia minor in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Begonia minor. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 15 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Begonia minor in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 15.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Begonia minor. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Apr. 2019.

Vernacular names

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