Begoniaceae
Begonia

Begonia poculifera Hook.f.

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 574 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Tanzania and Angola. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Engl. Pflanzenw. Afr. 3, 2: 614 (1921).
  • in F.T.A 2: 574 (1871)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Misc. Papers Landb. Wageningen 19: 392, fig. 3 (1980).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2002 Cable, S. [3395] Cameroon K000008563 No
Nov 1, 2002 Cable, S. [3838] Cameroon K000108117 No
Nov 1, 2002 Plana V. [90] Cameroon K000008561 No
Nov 1, 2002 Cable, S. [3205] Cameroon K000050611 No
Nov 1, 2002 Zapfack, L. [906] Cameroon K000050628 No
Nov 1, 2002 Cable, S. [2616] Cameroon K000050606 No
Nov 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [2165] Cameroon K000108107 No
Nov 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [9071] Cameroon K000008560 No
Nov 1, 2002 Cable, S. [3367] Cameroon K000108120 No
Nov 1, 2002 Cable, S. [3359] Cameroon K000108122 No
Nov 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [8395] Cameroon K000008562 No
Nov 1, 2002 Cable, S. [2923] Cameroon K000050603 No
Nov 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [2192] Cameroon K000108105 No
Jul 1, 2001 Cable, S. [2645] Cameroon K000108102 No
Jul 1, 2001 Ryan, P. [240] Cameroon K000108121 No
May 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4084] Cameroon K000108136 No
May 1, 2001 Gosline, G. [165] Cameroon K000108139 No
May 1, 2001 Pollard, B.J. [243] Cameroon K000108140 No
Jan 1, 1996 Etuge, M. [1206] Cameroon K000381480 No
Jan 1, 1996 Dahl, A. [609] Cameroon K000085779 No
Jan 1, 1996 Dahl, A. [609] Cameroon K000085793 No
Dec 1, 1994 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1070] Cameroon K000011127 No
Dec 1, 1994 Wheatley, J.I. [637] Cameroon K000510876 No
Dec 1, 1994 Wheatley, J.I. [609] Cameroon K000011132 No
Dec 1, 1994 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1441] Cameroon K000011126 No
Dec 1, 1994 Cheek, M. [5350] Cameroon K000510873 No
Dec 1, 1994 Sidwell, K. [73] Cameroon K000085485 No
Dec 1, 1994 Thomas, D.W. [9181] Cameroon K000011130 No
Sep 1, 1994 Cable, S. [114] Cameroon K000011128 No
Jan 1, 1994 Lane, P. [54] Cameroon K000510874 No
Jan 1, 1994 Cable, S. [75] Cameroon K000437958 No
Jan 1, 1994 Lane, P. [123] Cameroon K000011124 No
Jan 1, 1994 Wheatley, J.I. [418] Cameroon K000011131 No
Jan 1, 1994 Lane, P. [138] Cameroon K000011125 No
Jan 1, 1994 Lane, P. [150] Cameroon K000011136 No
Jan 1, 1994 Balding, S.; Sivell D. [47] Cameroon K000011129 No
Dec 1, 1992 Tekwe, C. [172] Cameroon K000011134 No
Dec 1, 1992 Tekwe, C. [258] Cameroon K000011135 No
Jan 1, 1992 Wheatley, J.I. [552] Cameroon K000011133 No
Nov 1, 1991 Sanford, W.W. [5544] Cameroon K000050426 No
Jan 1, 1989 Thomas, D.W. [2575] Cameroon K000050428 No
Jan 1, 1985 Migeod, F., W. H. [76] Cameroon K000050442 No
Jan 1, 1985 Hutchinson, J.; Metcalfe, C.R. [69] Cameroon K000050443 No
Jan 1, 1985 Tiku, D.A. [FHI 22170] Cameroon K000050439 No
Jan 1, 1985 Letouzey, R. [13932] Cameroon K000050438 No
Jan 1, 1978 Maitland, T.D. [898] Cameroon K000050433 No
Jan 1, 1978 Mann [1276] Cameroon K000242567 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Brenan, J.P.M. [9388] Cameroon K000050431 No
Jan 1, 1977 Mann [561] Equatorial Guinea K000242566 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Brenan, J.P.M. [9388] Cameroon K000050432 No
Cable, S.; Hermanns, M.; Laird, J.; Hurst, L.; Koopman [1984] Cameroon K001297657 Yes
Ashworth, J. [12] Cameroon K000875918 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [161] Cameroon K000050429 No
Darbyshire, I.; Cheso; Atem; Barlas; Guedje; Charles [436] Cameroon K001422476 Yes
Morton, J.K. [6725] Cameroon K000050427 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [9388] Cameroon K:SPC-09976.000 No
Davies, M., J. [37497] Cameroon K000050430 No
Jan 1, 1976 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [9955] Cameroon Begonia haullevilleana K000050445 No
Jan 1, 1957 Gossweiler, J. [9937] Angola Begonia haullevilleana K001307881 No
Nov 1, 2002 Cable, S. [3568] Cameroon Begonia poculifera var. teusziana K000008566 No
Nov 1, 2002 Cable, S. [2833] Cameroon Begonia poculifera var. teusziana K000050599 No
Nov 1, 2002 Cable, S. [3355] Cameroon Begonia poculifera var. teusziana K000008565 No
Nov 1, 2002 Zapfack, L. [699] Cameroon Begonia poculifera var. teusziana K000050607 No
Nov 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [2664] Cameroon Begonia poculifera var. teusziana K000008564 No
Jan 1, 1994 Lane, P. [32] Cameroon Begonia poculifera var. teusziana K000011137 No
Jan 1, 1985 Letouzey, R. [14384] Cameroon Begonia poculifera var. teusziana K000050444 No
Jan 1, 1979 Tamajong, S. [FHI 22148] Cameroon Begonia poculifera var. teusziana K000050440 No
Jan 1, 1979 Tamajong, S. [FHI 22148] Cameroon Begonia poculifera var. teusziana K000050441 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • 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/

  • 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