Begonia socotrana

Begonia socotrana

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. Peltaugustia
Species: Begonia socotrana

Name

Begonia socotrana Hook.f., 1881.

• Type: Socotra, I.B. Balfour B.C.S.

419 (K).

Hybrids

• Begonia × cheimantha Everett ex C.Weber

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional:Arabian Peninsula NC. Socotra (Hajhir Mts. and ajacent high limestone plateaux) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Hooker, J.D. 1881. Gard. Chron., ser. 2, 15: 8, t. 1.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Begonia socotrana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Begonia socotrana. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 17 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Begonia socotrana in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 17.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Begonia socotrana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Apr. 2019.

Vernacular names

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