Begonia dregei

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. Augustia
Species: Begonia dregei
Name

Begonia dregei Otto & A.Dietr., 1836.
Synonyms

Homotypic
Augustia dregei (Otto & Dietr.) Klotzsch, Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 124. 1854.

Heterotypic
Augustia natalensis Klotzsch, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 201. 1855.
Augustia suffruticosa (Meisn.) Klotzsch, Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 124. 1854.
Begonia dregei var. macbethii (auct.) L.H.Bailey, Gentes Herb. 1: 127. 1923.
Begonia macbethii auct., Cat. (Shepherd) 1891: 18. 1891.
Begonia natalensis Hook., Bot. Mag. 81: t. 4841. 1855.
Begonia partita Irmsch., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 81: 143. 1961.
Begonia parvifolia Graham, Bot. Mag. 64: t. 3720. 1840, sensu auct.
Begonia richardsiana T.Moore, Gard. Chron. 1871: 1065. 1871.
Begonia richardsoniana Houllet, Rev. Hort. 44: 333. 1872.
Begonia rubicunda A.DC., Prodr. (Candolle) 15(1): 384. 1864.
Begonia suffruticosa f. bolusii Irmsch., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 81: 143. 1961.
Begonia suffruticosa f. worsdellii Irmsch., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 81: 143. 1961.
Begonia suffruticosa Meisn., Linnaea 14: 502. 1840.

Hybrids

Begonia × carminata Dombrain
Begonia × cheimantha Everett ex C.Weber
Begonia × elatior
Begonia × ornata Clarke

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
Regional: Southern Africa
Cape Provinces; KwaZulu-Natal

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

Otto, C.F. & Dietrich, A.G. 1836. Allgemeine Gartenzeitung 4: 357.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Begonia dregei in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Begonia dregei. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 12 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Begonia dregei in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 12.
Tropicos.org 2019. Begonia dregei. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Apr. 2019.

Begonia dregei, the maple leaf begonia or grape-leaf begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Begonia native to South Africa.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
References

Berliner Allg. Gartenzeitung 1857: 76 (1857)
"Begonia dregei Otto & A.Dietr". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
"Begonia dregei (T) maple leaf begonia". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2 November 2020. "Synonyms … Begonia dregei var. partita; … Begonia uncinata; Begonia rudatisii; Begonia caffra; Begonia homonyma; Begonia sinuata; Begonia favargeri"