Begonia neopurpurea

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. Baryandra
Species: Begonia neopurpurea

Name

Begonia neopurpurea L.B.Sm. & Wassh., Phytologia 52(7): 445, nom. nov. (1983)

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Begonia purpurea A.Chev., Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franc. 1: 298 (1920), nomen. nom. nud.
• Homotypic
  • Begonia purpurea Elmer, Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 10: 3707 (1939), nom. inval. without Latin description nom. illeg. homonym. post. non Begonia purpurea Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occid.: 86 (1788), nom. illeg. superfl. = Begonia obliqua L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1056 (1753)
    

Note: Is this name valid as the basionym is nom. nud. and Smith & Wasshausen do not provided a description for their nom. nov.? See also status of Begonia purpurea Elmer

References

Primary references

• Smith, L.B. & Wasshausen, D.C. 1981. Notes on Begoniaceae I. Phytologia; Designed to Expedite Botanical Publication 52(7): 441-451, BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Begonia neopurpurea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 July 2. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Begonia neopurpurea. Accessed: 2 July 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Begonia neopurpurea. Published online. Accessed: July 2 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Begonia neopurpurea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 July 2026. Reference page.