Begoniaceae
Begonia

Begonia furfuracea Hook.f.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 571 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bioko, W. Cameroon, Indo-China. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Laos, Thailand

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Engl. Pflanzenw. Afr. 3, 2: 618 (1921).
  • in F.T.A. 2: 571 (1871)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hughes, M. (2008). An annotated checklist of Southeast Asian Begonia: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2002 Cable, S. [3354] Cameroon K000008548 No
Oct 1, 2002 Plana V. [97] Cameroon K000008551 No
Oct 1, 2002 Plana V. [93] Cameroon K000008550 No
Oct 1, 2002 Cable, S. [2649] Cameroon K000008549 No
Aug 1, 1996 Cable, S. [1233] Cameroon K000050578 No
Oct 1, 1994 Wheatley, J.I. [419] Cameroon K000050629 No
Jan 1, 1985 Mann [304] Equatorial Guinea K000242505 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Mann [304] Equatorial Guinea K000242504 Unknown Type Material Yes
Letouzey, R. [14186] Cameroon K000050514 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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