Begoniaceae
Begonia

Begonia crenata Dryand.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 1: 162 (1791)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. India, Myanmar. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India, Myanmar

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.558.1.10. epublication.
  • Aitawade, M.M. & Yadav, S.R. (2012). Taxonomic status of Begonia aliciae (Begoniaceae). Rheedea 22: 111-115.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hughes, M. (2008). An annotated checklist of Southeast Asian Begonia: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.558.1.10. epublication.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 9, 1939 Barnes, E. [1674] India Begonia aliciae K000761467 Type Yes
May 9, 1939 Barnes, E. [1673] India Begonia aliciae K000761466 Syntype Yes
Barnes, E. [1673-1674] India Begonia aliciae K:SPC-05172.000 Type No
Jan 1, 1919 Gamble, J.S. [15549] India Begonia canarana K000543225 Yes
Barber, C.A. [6471] India Begonia canarana K000543224 Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [843] India Begonia canarana K000543223 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0