Begonia oligandra

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: Unieurosida Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Sectio: Begonia sect. Oligandrae
Species: Begonia oligandra

Name

Begonia oligandra Merr. & L.M.Perry, J. Arnold Arbor. 24: 44, fig. 2g-k (1943)

• Type: New Guinea: 15 km southwest of Bernhard Camp, Idenburg River, Brass 12344, Jan 1939, on mossy rocks in a rainforest stream.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Papuasia New Guinea References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Merrill, E.D. & Perry, L.M. 1943. Plantae Papuanae Archboldianae. XI. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 24(1): 34–59. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Begonia oligandra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 July 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Begonia oligandra. Published online. Accessed: 20. July 2026. Reference page.