Begoniaceae
Begonia
Begonia silletensis

Begonia silletensis subsp. silletensis

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Assam to N. Thailand. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Thailand

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Golding, J. & Wasshausen, D.C. (2002). Begoniaceae, edition 2. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 43: 1-289.
  • 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?
Burkill, I.H. [37376] India K000061669 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burkill, I.H. [42639] India K000061670 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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