Begonia radicans

Begonia radicans

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. Solananthera
Species: Begonia radicans

Name

Begonia radicans Vell., 1831.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Begonia dubia Vell., Fl. Flumin. 10: t. 42 (1831), nom. illeg.
  • Begonia procumbens Vell., Fl. Flumin. 10: t. 36 (1831).
  • Begonia lindeniana Brongn., Hort. Universel 4: 42 (1842).
  • Begonia sandersii A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 400 (1864), nom. nud.
  • Begonia limmingheiana É.Morren, Ann. Hort. Belge Étrangère 16: 21 (1866).
  • Begonia digwilliana Carrière, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 47: 420 (1875).
  • Begonia limminghei Pynaert, Rev. Hort. Belge Étrangère 1: 259 (1875).
  • Begonia glaucophylla scandens Hovey, Nursery Cat. (Hovey & co.) 1882: 20 (1882).
  • Begonia glaucophylla Gower ex Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 118: t. 7219 (1892).
  • Begonia glaucophylla var. scandens (Hovey) Fotsch, Begonien: 26 (1933).
  • Begonia fritz-muelleri Brade, Bol. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro, Bot. 1: 12 (1944).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional:Brazil Brazil (Rio de Janeiro to Rio Grande do Sul) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Vellozo, J.M.C., 1831. Florae Fluminensis Icones. Rio de Janeiro 10: t. 39. 1831 ("1827")
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Begonia radicans in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Begonia radicans. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 16 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Begonia radicans in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 16.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Begonia radicans. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Apr. 2019.

Vernacular names

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