- Family: Begoniaceae C.Agardh
- Genus: Begonia L.
Begonia rostrata Welw. ex Hook.f.
- Genus: Begonia L.
This species is accepted, and its native range is W. Tropical Africa to Sudan and Angola.
[FWTA]
Begoniaceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:1. 1954
- Habit
- Fleshy annual; variable in size according to habitat, from a few inches to 3 ft. high
- Leaves
- Stem and petiole tinged pink, leaves pale green with white or pink marking
- Flowers
- Flowers white or pale pink.
Native to:
Angola, Cabinda, Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo
Begonia rostrata Welw. ex Hook.f. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 26, 2007 | Marmo, V. [264], Sierra Leone | K000211518 | ||
Nov 1, 1991 | Morton [2724], Ghana | K000211532 | ||
Nov 1, 1991 | Morton [2724], Ghana | K000211533 | ||
Nov 1, 1991 | Morton [2765], Ghana | K000211534 | ||
Nov 1, 1991 | Morton [2765], Ghana | K000211535 | ||
Nov 1, 1991 | Harley, W.J. [1321], Liberia | K000211519 | ||
Jan 1, 1966 | Morton [2876], Sierra Leone | K000211526 | ||
Jan 1, 1960 | Keay, R.W.J. [25500], Nigeria | K000211546 | ||
Jan 1, 1960 | Morton [4038], Ghana | K000211538 | ||
Jan 1, 1960 | Dalziel, J.M. [193], Nigeria | K000211541 | ||
Jan 1, 1960 | Dalziel, J.M. [193], Nigeria | K000211543 | ||
Jan 1, 1960 | Jordan, H.D. [141], Sierra Leone | K000211527 | ||
Jan 1, 1959 | Morton [3709], Ghana | K000211539 | ||
Jan 1, 1957 | Scott Elliot, G.F. [3983], Sierra Leone | K000211529 | ||
Jan 1, 1953 | Deighton, F.C. [2100], Sierra Leone | K000211530 | ||
Jan 1, 1953 | Deighton, F.C. [4933], Sierra Leone | K000211531 | ||
Jan 1, 1953 | Chevalier, A. [21599], Ivory Coast | K000272573 | isotype | |
Jan 1, 1953 | Thomas, A.S. [11], Togo | K000211540 | ||
Jan 1, 1953 | Hepburn, I.D. [84], Nigeria | K000211542 | ||
Deighton, F.C. [5339], Sierra Leone | K000211528 | |||
Meikle, R.D., Nigeria | 11569.000 | |||
Meikle, R.D. [1587], Nigeria | K000211544 | |||
Meikle, R.D. [1587], Nigeria | K000211545 | |||
Hall [40046], Ghana | K000211536 | |||
Breteler, F.J. [7263], Togo | K000211524 | |||
Angola | K000242749 | |||
Angola | K000242748 | |||
Leuenberger, B. [1545], Togo | K000211521 | |||
Leuenberger, B. [2077], Togo | K000211523 | |||
Veldkamp, J.F. [6121], Ghana | K000211537 | |||
Baldwin, J.T. Jr. [9608], Liberia | K000211520 | |||
Baldwin, J.T. Jr. [9852], Guinea | K000211525 | |||
Mathey, A. [75], Togo | K000211522 | |||
Chuml, H. [CDC 564], Cameroon | K000050446 |
First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 578 (1871)
Accepted by
- Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe Bothalia 41: 41-82.
- 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.
- Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
- Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
Literature
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- Engl. Pflanzenw. Afr. 3, 2: 615 (1921).
- Chev. Bot. 298.
- in F.T.A. 2: 578 (1871)
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe Bothalia 41: 41-82.
- Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Catarino, L., Sampaio Martins, E., Pinto-Basto, M.F. & Diniz, M.A. (2006). Plantas Vasculares e Briófitos da Guiné-Bissau: 1-298. Instituto de investigação científica tropical, Instituto Português de apoio ao desenvolvimento.
- Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
- Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
- Berhaut, J. (1974). Flore illustrée du Sénégal 2: 1-695. Gouvernement du Sénégal, Ministère du développement rural direction des eaux et forêta, Dakar.
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