Begonia maculata

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. Gaerdtia
Species: Begonia maculata
Name

Begonia maculata Raddi, 1820.
Synonyms

Homotypic
Gaerdtia maculata (Raddi) Klotzsch, Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 123. 1854.

Heterotypic
Begonia aculeata Walp., Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 409. 1843.
Begonia argyrostigma Fisch. ex Link & Otto, Icon. Pl. Select.: 23. 1821.
Begonia corallina Carrière, Rev. Hort. 47: 89. 1875.
Begonia dichroa Sprague, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 251. 1908.
Begonia maculata f. argentea (Klotzsch) Voss, Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3, 1: 358. 1894.
Begonia maculata var. argentea (Klotzsch) A.DC. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 4(1): 354. 1861.
Begonia maculata var. elegantissima Fotsch, Begonien: 93. 1933.
Begonia maculata var. wightii Fotsch, Begonien: 93. 1933.
Begonia punctata Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 194. 1840, nom. inval.
Gaerdtia argentea Klotzsch, Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1854: 123. 1854.

Hybrids

Begonia × verschaffeltii Regel

References

Raddi, G. 1820. Memoria di Matematica e di Fisica della Societa Italiana delle Scienze Residente in Modena. Parte Contenente le Memorie di Fisica. Modena 18: 406.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Korallen-Begonie, Korallenrote BegonieBegonia maculata (maculata meaning "spotted"), the polka dot begonia,[2] is a species of begonia native to southeast Brazil.[3][4] It grows naturally in the Atlantic rainforest, with occurrences confirmed in the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro.[5] It has been introduced into Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Argentina.[1]

Begonia maculata has green oblong leaves with silver dots. The undersides of the leaves are red-purple.[6] The plant grows white flowers in clusters with yellow centers on a single stem.[4]
References

"Begonia maculata Raddi". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
Haushalt, 26 Juni 2020 von Julia Kloß Kategorien; Wohnen (2020-06-26). "Forellenbegonie: Tipps für die pflegeleichte gepunktete Zimmerpflanze". Utopia.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-05-03.
"Begônia maculata: conheça a planta tendência em decoração de interiores" (in Portuguese). 2021-04-04.
"Begonia Maculata Care - How To Grow Polka Dot Begonia". Smart Garden Guide. 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
Jacques, E. L.; Gregório, B. S. (2020). "Begonia maculata". Flora do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
"Točkasta begonija - ljepotica koja osvaja na prvi pogled". Žena.hr (in Croatian). 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-03.