Begoniaceae
Begonia

Begonia tenuifolia Dryand.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 1: 162 (1791)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sumatera to Lesser Sunda Islands. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Sumatera

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Girmansyah, D. (2009). A taxonomic study of Bali and Lombok Begonia (Begoniaceae). Reinwardtia 12: 419-434.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Girmansyah, D. (2009). A taxonomic study of Bali and Lombok Begonia (Begoniaceae). Reinwardtia 12: 419-434.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2015 Lobb [s.n.] Indonesia K000720822 No
Jun 1, 2015 de Voogd [2104] Indonesia K000720817 No
Jun 1, 2015 Kostermans [4594] Indonesia K000720829 No
Jun 1, 2015 Kooders, S.H. [21926 B] Indonesia K000720806 No
Jun 1, 2015 Forman, L. [143] Indonesia K:SPC-11573.000 No
Jun 1, 2015 Forman, L. [143] Indonesia K000720856 No
Jun 1, 2015 Kostermans [18876] Indonesia K000720837 No
[Lolb] [37] Indonesia K000720908 Isolectotype No
Curtis, C. [s.n.] Indonesia Begonia lineata K000739934 Type Yes
Vriese, W.H.de [s.n.] Indonesia Begonia varians K000761228 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harmand [s.n.] Vietnam Begonia rupicola K000035513 Yes
Horsfield, T. [s.n.] Indonesia Begonia rupicola K000761229 Type Yes
Horsfield, T. [309] Indonesia Begonia rupicola K000761230 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images