Begonia incarnata

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. Knesebeckia
Species: Begonia incarnata
Name

Begonia incarnata Link & Otto, 1829.
Synonyms

Homotypic
Knesebeckia incarnata (Link & Otto) Klotzsch, Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 122. 1854.

Heterotypic
Begonia aucubifolia Klotzsch, Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 122. 1854, pro syn.
Begonia × caulohybrida Voss, Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3, 1: 363. 1894.
Begonia ciliata Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 193. 1840, nom. inval.
Begonia incarnata var. gracilis Maund, Botanist 3: t. 103. 1839.
Begonia incarnata var. papillosa A.DC., Prodr. (Candolle) 15(1): 309. 1864.
Begonia insignis Graham, Bot. Mag. 56: t. 2900. 1829.
Begonia martiana Schltdl., Linnaea 5: 604. 1830, sensu auct.
Begonia metallica W.G.Sm., Fl. Mag. (London), n.s., 1876: t. 197. 1876.
Begonia papillosa Graham, Bot. Mag. 55: t. 2846. 1828.
Begonia subpeltata Regel, Index Seminum (LE) 1866: 102. 1867, nom. illeg. non Wight (1852).
Knesebeckia aucubifolia Klotzsch, Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 122. 1854.
Knesebeckia papillosa (Graham) Klotzsch, Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 122. 1854.

Hybrids

Begonia × deuringeri Chev.
Begonia × lapeyrousei Van Houtte
Begonia × margaritae W.G.Sm.
Begonia × phyllomaniaca Mart.
Begonia × pseudophyllomaniaca A.E.Lange

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional:Mexico
Mexico

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

Link, J.H.F. & Otto, C.F. 1829. Icon. Pl. Rar. 37, t. 19.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Begonia incarnata in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 14. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Begonia incarnata. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 14 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Begonia incarnata in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 14.
Tropicos.org 2019. Begonia incarnata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Apr. 2019.

Vernacular names

Begonia incarnata is a species of plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to Brazil. It is a shrublike evergreen perennial growing to 1 metre (39 in), bearing large, asymmetrical green leaves with a metallic sheen, and dark green veins. It produces small hairy pink flowers. As it does not tolerate temperatures below 10 °C (50 °F), in temperate regions it must be grown under glass.[2][3]

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit under the synonym Begonia metallica.[4]
References

"Begonia incarnata Link & Otto". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
"American Begonia Society - Begonia metallica". Retrieved 12 June 2013.
"RHS Plant Selector - Begonia metallica". Retrieved 15 April 2020.