Begoniaceae
Begonia

Begonia macrocarpa Warb.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 22: 43 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 22: 43 (1895)
  • Engl. Pflanzenw. Afr. 3, 2: 616 (1921).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2022 Cheek, M. [7669] Cameroon K000986981 Yes
Oct 1, 2010 Etuge, M. [5298] Cameroon K000673472 No
Jul 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [2836] Cameroon K000108110 No
May 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4180] Cameroon K000108131 No
May 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [8991] Cameroon K000108132 No
May 1, 2001 Ryan, P. [330] Cameroon K000050604 No
Oct 28, 1997 Cable, S. [1937A] Cameroon K001297656 Yes
Aug 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [7136] Cameroon K000050579 No
Aug 1, 1996 Lane, P. [283] Cameroon K000050637 No
Aug 1, 1996 Cable, S. [851] Cameroon K000050588 No
Dec 1, 1994 Akogo, M. [108] Cameroon K000011239 No
Dec 1, 1994 Cable, S. [176] Cameroon K000011252 No
Dec 1, 1994 Watts, J. [491] Cameroon K000011235 No
Dec 1, 1994 Cable, S. [214] Cameroon K000011251 No
Dec 1, 1994 Cable, S. [296] Cameroon K000011253 No
Dec 1, 1994 Cheek, M. [5039] Cameroon K000011240 No
Dec 1, 1994 Watts, J. [490] Cameroon K000011234 No
Dec 1, 1994 Harris, D.J. [3725] Cameroon K000011247 No
Dec 1, 1994 Thomas, D.W. [9926] Cameroon K000011238 No
Dec 1, 1994 Ndam, N. [630] Cameroon K000011243 No
Dec 1, 1994 Cheek, M. [5423] Cameroon K000011241 No
Dec 1, 1994 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [473] Cameroon K000085491 No
Dec 1, 1994 Nkeng, P. [95] Cameroon K000011248 No
Dec 1, 1994 Wheatley, J.I. [508] Cameroon K000011249 No
Dec 1, 1994 Watts, J. [545] Cameroon K000011233 No
Dec 1, 1994 Cable, S. [261b] Cameroon K000011250 No
Jan 1, 1994 Ekema, N. [460] Cameroon K000518548 No
Jan 1, 1994 Wheatley, J.I. [727] Cameroon K000085489 No
Jan 1, 1994 Watts, J. [764] Cameroon K000011237 No
Jan 1, 1994 Ndam, N. [764] Cameroon K000011242 No
Jan 1, 1994 Ndam, N. [769] Cameroon K000011245 No
Jan 1, 1994 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [846] Cameroon K000011246 No
Jan 1, 1994 Wheatley, J.I. [727] Cameroon K000085490 No
Jan 1, 1994 Wheatley, J.I. [727] Cameroon K000011167 No
Jan 1, 1994 Ekema, N. [460] Cameroon K000518547 No
Jan 1, 1994 Dume [595] Cameroon K000518933 No
Jan 1, 1994 Watts, J. [704] Cameroon K000011236 No
Jan 1, 1994 Ndam, N. [631] Cameroon K000011244 No
Sep 1, 1989 Thomas, D.W. [2685] Cameroon K000050448 No
Jun 1, 1989 Letouzey, R. [13656] Cameroon K000050447 No
Jun 1, 1989 Olorunfemi, J. [FHI 30612] Cameroon K000050450 No
Jan 1, 1985 Thomas, D.W. [4337] Cameroon K000050449 No
Cheek, M.; Namata; Etuge; Elangwe; Mondli; Sanele [8071] Cameroon K000374711 No
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Liberia K000272572 Holotype Yes
Cable, S.; Hurst, L.; Etuge, M.; Koopman, S.; Frazer, S. [1846] Cameroon K000374699 Yes
Schoenenberger, J.; Teearu, T.; Kennedy; Frederick [182] Cameroon K000374708 No
Deighton, F.C. [4372] Sierra Leone K:SPC-17231.000 No
Zenker, G.A. [4651] Cameroon Begonia gracilicaulis K000242564 Isotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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