Begonia peruviana

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. Ruizopavonia
Species: Begonia peruviana

Name

Begonia peruviana A.DC., Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. sér. 4, 11: 133. (1859)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Begonia juninensis Irmsch., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 74: 594 (1949)
  • Begonia pilosella Irmsch., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 74: 598 (1949)
  • Begonia prionophylla Irmsch., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 74: 597 (1949)
  • Begonia rubiginosipes Irmsch., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 74: 596 (1949)

References

Primary references

• Candolle, A.L.P.P. de 1859. Mémoires sur la famille des Bégoniacées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles. Botanique série 4, 11: 93–149. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Moonlight, P.W., Jara-Muñoz, O.A., Purvis, D.A., Delves, J., Allen, J.P. & Reynel, C., 2023. The genus Begonia (Begoniaceae) in Peru. European Journal of Taxonomy 881: 1-334. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.881.2175 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Begonia peruviana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 June 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Begonia peruviana. Published online. Accessed: June 24 2026. Reference page.