Begonia sect. Gaerdtia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Unieurosida Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Sectio: Begonia sect. Gaerdtia
Species: B. coccinea – B. corallina – B. decora – B. dichroa – B. kunthiana – B. macduffieana – B. maculata – B. salicifolia – B. undulata

Name

Begonia sect. Gaerdtia (Klotzsch) A.DC., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 11: 128 (1859)

• Type species: Begonia salicifolia A.DC., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 11: 128 (1859)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Gaerdtia Klotzsch, Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 123. (1854)
• Heterotypic
  • Trilomisa Raf.

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

• Kollmann, L.J.C. 2020. Novelties in Brazilian Begoniaceae IV: taxonomic notes. Phytotaxa 470(1): 90-96. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.470.1.4 Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Begonia sect. Gaerdtia. Published online. Accessed: June 9 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Begonia sect. Gaerdtia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 June 2026. Reference page.

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