Begonia decandra

Life-forms

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. Begonia
Species: Begonia decandra
Name

Begonia decandra Pav. ex A.DC., 1859
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Begonia portoricensis A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 295 (1864).
Begonia decandra Sessé & Moc., Fl. Mexic., ed. 2: 219 (1894), nom. illeg.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional: Caribbean
Puerto Rico

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Dryander, J.C., 1859. Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. sér. 4, 11:122.
USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 [1]. Data: compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Begonia decandra in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Begonia decandra. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 12 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Begonia decandra in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 12.
Tropicos.org 2019. Begonia decandra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 12.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Begonia decandra in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names
English: Native Begonia