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This species is accepted, and its native range is Cuba, Jamaica.

Native to:

Cuba, Jamaica

Introduced into:

St.Helena

Begonia acutifolia Jacq. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
Jamaica Begonia acuminata 3279.000
Dryander [s.n.] Begonia acuminata K000536603

First published in Collectanea 1: 122 (1787)

Accepted by

  • Lambdon, P. (2012). Flowering plants & ferns of St Helena: 1-624. Pisces publications for St Helena nature conservation group.
  • Golding, J. & Wasshausen, D.C. (2002). Begoniaceae, edition 2 Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 43: 1-289.

Not accepted by

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Begonia obliqua.]

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lambdon, P. (2012). Flowering plants & ferns of St Helena: 1-624. Pisces publications for St Helena nature conservation group.
  • Golding, J. & Wasshausen, D.C. (2002). Begoniaceae, edition 2 Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 43: 1-289.

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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
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