Begoniaceae
Begonia

Begonia preussii Warb.

First published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(6a): 141 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Nigeria to Cameroon, Bioko. It is an epiphytic subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Repu, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTOM, Bangui.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2002 Cable, S. [3282] Cameroon K000008554 No
Oct 1, 2002 Plana V. [98] Cameroon K000008555 No
Oct 1, 2002 Cable, S. [2431] Cameroon K000008553 No
Oct 1, 2002 Plana V. [96] Cameroon K000008556 No
Oct 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [1999] Cameroon K000008552 No
May 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4331] Cameroon K000108133 No
May 1, 2001 Zapfack, L. [940] Cameroon K000050633 No
Jan 1, 1994 Cable, S. [17] Cameroon K000510875 No
Jan 1, 1985 Preuss P. R. [111] Cameroon K000050500 Type Yes
Thomas, D.W. [7884] Cameroon K000050519 No
Thomas, D.W. [7859] Cameroon K000050518 No

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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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