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Internal ID UUID64402b96a30d5045789461
Scientific name Begonia boliviensis
Authority A.DC.
First published in Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot., IV 11:122. (1859); Lectotypified in: Revista Univ. (Cuzco) 87:78. (1944) by Smith L.B. & Schubert B.G.

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Language Common/alternative name
Quechua orqo k'illusira
Quechua urqu k'illusira
Chinese 玻利维亚秋海棠

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Begonia boliviensis var. boliviensis
Begonia boliviensis var. latitepala Irmsch. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 74:617. (1949); Lectotypified in: Phytotaxa 314 (1):130. (2017) by Martin C.M.
Begonia boliviensis var. volcanensis L.B.Sm. & B.G.Schub. Darwiniana 5:84. (1941)

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Sow seeds at 20°C, expecting germination within 3 months without further temperature treatment.
Requires Light or Surface Sowing: These seeds need light to germinate and should not be covered with soil or only very lightly. They are often very small and sown directly on the surface of the growing medium.

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  • Southern America
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northwest
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000823484
Tropicos 3400001
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:104291-1
The Plant List kew-361100
Open Tree Of Life 1019393
NCBI Taxonomy 199987
IPNI 104291-1
iNaturalist 524999
GBIF 7303307
Freebase /m/04y9l_p
EPPO BEGBL
EOL 5728255
USDA GRIN 6631
Wikipedia Begonia_boliviensis

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Chemical, Nutritional and Sensory Characteristics of Six Ornamental Edible Flowers Species Mlcek J, Plaskova A, Jurikova T, Sochor J, Baron M, Ercisli S Foods 31-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC8472405
doi:10.3390/foods10092053
PMID:34574164
Trace Elements in Edible Flowers from Italy: Further Insights into Health Benefits and Risks to Consumers Drava G, Iobbi V, Govaerts R, Minganti V, Copetta A, Ruffoni B, Bisio A Molecules 23-Jun-2020
PMCID:PMC7355664
doi:10.3390/molecules25122891
PMID:32586028
The Antioxidants Changes in Ornamental Flowers during Development and Senescence Cavaiuolo M, Cocetta G, Ferrante A Antioxidants (Basel) 06-Aug-2013
PMCID:PMC4665434
doi:10.3390/antiox2030132
PMID:26784342
Edible Flowers—A New Promising Source of Mineral Elements in Human Nutrition Rop O, Mlcek J, Jurikova T, Neugebauerova J, Vabkova J Molecules 31-May-2012
PMCID:PMC6268292
doi:10.3390/molecules17066672
PMID:22728361

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