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Internal ID UUID64402ba7ac18c024768625
Scientific name Begonia cucullata
Authority Willd.
First published in Sp. Pl. 4:414. (1805)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Begonia cucullata var. arenosicola (C.DC.) L.B.Sm. & B.G.Schub. Darwiniana 5:106. (1941)
Begonia obovatistipula C.DC. Bulletin de la Socete Botanique de Geneve, Ser. 2 6:124. fig.6. (1914); Lectotypified in: Edinburgh J. Bot. 76:24 by Moonlight P.W. & Fuentes A.F.
Begonia semperflorens Link & Otto Icon. Pl. Rar. 1:9, pl.5. (1828)
Begonia setaria Hort.Angl. ex A.DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15(1): 293. 1864 [early May 1864]
Begonia subcucullata C.DC. Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2 I (3):404. (1903); Lectotypified in: Phytotaxa 314 (1):130. (2017)
Begonia subcucullata var. arenosicola C.DC. Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2 II (3):404. (1903); Lectotypified in: Phytotaxa 314 (1):130. (2017) by Martin
Begonia sellowii hort. ex A.DC. Fl. Bras. 1 (4): 342. (1861)

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Language Common/alternative name
English clubed begonia
Belarusian бягонія заўсёдыквітучая
Chinese 四季秋海棠

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Begonia cucullata var. cucullata Unknown
Begonia cucullata var. spatulata (Lodd.) Golding Phytologia 50 (5):350. (1982)

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  • Africa
    • Middle Atlantic Ocean
      • Saint Helena
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Mauritius
      • Réunion
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Bangladesh
      • East Himalaya
    • Malesia
      • Borneo
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama
      • Florida
      • Georgia
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil Northeast
      • Brazil South
      • Brazil Southeast
      • Brazil West-central
    • Caribbean
      • Cuba
      • Dominican Republic
      • Haiti
      • Leeward Islands
      • Puerto Rico
    • Northern South America
      • French Guiana
      • Venezuela
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast
      • Argentina Northwest
      • Paraguay
      • Uruguay
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000823761
Florida Plant Atlas 1337
Flora of Alabama 1137
USDA Plants BECU
Tropicos 3400354
INPN 656491
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:315562-2
The Plant List kew-361362
Open Tree Of Life 314414
NCBI Taxonomy 473040
Nature Serve 2.146727
IPNI 315562-2
iNaturalist 159204
GBIF 2874717
EPPO BEGCU
EOL 585688
USDA GRIN 6643
Wikipedia Begonia_cucullata

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Exploring the Volatile Composition and Antibacterial Activity of Edible Flower Hydrosols with Insights into Their Spontaneous Emissions and Essential Oil Chemistry Najar B, Pieracci Y, Fratini F, Pistelli L, Turchi B, Varriale D, Pistelli L, Bozzini MF, Marchioni I Plants (Basel) 19-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11053853
doi:10.3390/plants13081145
PMID:38674554
Characteristics and Species Diversity of Semi-Natural Plant Communities on Langqi Island Liu Y, Huang Y, Wang Y, Wang C, Xiao Z, Shen S, Zeng J, Deng C Biology (Basel) 24-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10813280
doi:10.3390/biology13010011
PMID:38248442
Exploring Plants with Flowers: From Therapeutic Nutritional Benefits to Innovative Sustainable Uses Coyago-Cruz E, Moya M, Méndez G, Villacís M, Rojas-Silva P, Corell M, Mapelli-Brahm P, Vicario IM, Meléndez-Martínez AJ Foods 08-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10671036
doi:10.3390/foods12224066
PMID:38002124
Ethnobotanical study on edible flowers in Xishuangbanna, China Zhang Q, Cheng Z, Fan Y, Zhang D, Wang M, Zhang J, Sommano S, Wu X, Long C J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 30-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10542681
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00608-1
PMID:37777741
Do carbon stocks and floristic diversity of tropical homegardens vary along an elevational gradient and based on holding size in central Kerala, India? Kumar BM Agrofor Syst 07-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10081327
doi:10.1007/s10457-023-00821-7
PMID:37193256
Postharvest Treatments on Sensorial and Biochemical Characteristics of Begonia cucullata Willd Edible Flowers Marchioni I, Taglieri I, Dimita R, Ruffoni B, Zinnai A, Venturi F, Sanmartin C, Pistelli L Foods 19-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9141419
doi:10.3390/foods11101481
PMID:35627052
Screening for Innovative Sources of Carotenoids and Phenolic Antioxidants among Flowers Meléndez-Martínez AJ, Benítez A, Corell M, Hernanz D, Mapelli-Brahm P, Stinco C, Coyago-Cruz E Foods 29-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8623576
doi:10.3390/foods10112625
PMID:34828906
Notes on current Mbyá-Guarani medicinal plant exchanges in southern Brazil de Andrade JH, Rodrigues J, Benites A, Benites C, Acosta A, Benites M, Benites C, Gomes I, da Silva JV, Antunes E, Antunes E, Martins J, Timóteo DM, Franco S, Morinico JC, da Silva FR, Hanazaki N J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 02-Jun-2021
PMCID:PMC8173782
doi:10.1186/s13002-021-00465-w
PMID:34078398
Homegarden agroecosystems managed by Salar people on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Zhu M, Luo B, La B, Chen R, Liu F, Long C J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 23-Mar-2021
PMCID:PMC7989092
doi:10.1186/s13002-021-00448-x
PMID:33757541
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
Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) Beverage: Nutraceutical Ingredient or Conveyor for the Intake of Medicinal Plants? Evidence from Paraguayan Folk Medicine Kujawska M Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 14-Mar-2018
PMCID:PMC5872613
doi:10.1155/2018/6849317
PMID:29725356
Effects of model-mimic frequency on insect visitation and plant reproduction in a self-mimicry pollination system de Avila RS Jr, Oleques SS, Marciniak B, Ribeiro JR AoB Plants 11-Oct-2017
PMCID:PMC5724025
doi:10.1093/aobpla/plx044
PMID:29255587
Checklist of vascular plants of the Department of Ñeembucú, Paraguay Egea JD, Peña-Chocarro M, Espada C, Knapp S PhytoKeys 30-Jan-2012
PMCID:PMC3281576
doi:10.3897/phytokeys.9.2279
PMID:22371688

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