Begonia gracilis

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Begonia gracilis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. gracilis
Binomial name
Begonia gracilis
Kunth
Synonyms [1]
  • Begonia diversifoliaGraham
  • Begonia gracilis var. annulataA.DC.
  • Begonia gracilis var. depauperataA.DC.
  • Begonia gracilis var. diversifolia(Graham) A.DC.
  • Begonia gracilis var. martiana(Link & Otto) A.DC.
  • Begonia gracilis var. membranaceaA.DC.
  • Begonia gracilis var. nervipilosaA.DC.
  • Begonia diversifoliaGraham 1829
  • Begonia diversifioliaKnowles & Westc. 1837, illegitimate
  • Begonia heterophyllaKlotzsch illegitimate
  • Begonia martianaLink & Otto
  • Begonia martiana var. gracilis(HBK) Carrière
  • Begonia tuberosaSessé & Moç illegitimate
  • Knesebeckia martiana(Link & Otto) Klotzsch

Begonia gracilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae. It is a small herb widespread in the mountains of Mexico, from Chihuahua to Chiapas, often growing in protected locations in shaded areas. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. The Plant List
  2. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (quarto ed.) 7: 184–185. 1825.
  3. Breedlove, D. E. 1986. Flora de Chiapas. Listados Floríst. México 4: i–v, 1–246.
  4. Laferrière, Joseph E. 1994. Vegetation and flora of the Mountain Pima village of Nabogame, Chihuahua, Mexico. Phytologia 77:102-140.