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Scientific name Begonia foliosa
Authority Kunth
First published in in Humboldt F.W.H.A.v., Bonpland A.J.A. & Kunth K.S., Nov. Gen. Sp. 7 (folio 140):quarto 183, pl.642. (1825); Lectotypified first step in: Caldasia 4 (18):191. (1946) by Smith L.B. & Schubert B.G., second step in: Phytologia 44 (4):238. (1979) by Smith L.B. & Wasshausen D.C.

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Begonia foliosa is a flowering plant found in Colombia and Venezuela. It has a shrub-like appearance and can grow up to 1 meter tall. Its stems are pendent and succulent, with glossy green leaves and small white flowers. The commonly cultivated variety, B. foliosa var. miniata, has pink or red flowers. This plant is sensitive to cold temperatures and needs protection during winter in temperate regions. It has been recognized by the Royal Horticultural Society with the Award of Garden Merit.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Tittelbachia fuchsioides (Hook.) Klotzsch Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Konigl. Presuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 126. (1854)
Tittelbachia miniata (Planch. & Linden) Klotzsch Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Konigl. Presuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 126. (1854)
Lepsia poeppigiana Klotzsch Abh. Kon. Akad. Wiss. Berlin. 1854:183. (1855); Lectotypified first step in: Prodr. 15 (1):376. (1864) by Candolle A.L.P.P.d., second step in: Harvard Papers in Botany 4 (1):259. (1999) by Dorr L.J.
Lepsia foliosa (Kunth) Klotzsch Abh. Kon. Akad. Wiss. Berlin. 1854:182. (1855)
Lepsia microphylla Klotzsch Abh. Kon. Akad. Wiss. Berlin. 1854:182. (1855); Lectotypified in: Prodr. 15 (1):375. (1864) by Candolle A.L.P.P.d.
Begonia elegans Kunth in Humboldt F.W.H.A.v., Bonpland A.J.A. & Kunth K.S., Nov. Gen. Sp. 5 (folio 139):quarto 182. (1825); Lectotypified in: Harvard Papers in Botany 4 (1):258. (1999) by Dorr L.J.
Begonia floribunda Carrière Rev. Hort. 47:420. (1875)
Begonia foliosa var. australis L.B.Sm. & B.G.Schub. Caldasia 4 (18):198, pl.17. (1946)
Begonia foliosa var. major (L.B.Sm.) Dorr Harvard Papers in Botany 4 (1):260. (1999)
Begonia foliosa var. microphylla (Klotzsch) Dorr Harvard Papers in Botany 4 (1):261. (1999)
Begonia foliosa var. miniata (Planch. & Linden) L.B.Sm. & B.G.Schub. Caldasia 4 (18):196, pl.17. (1946)
Begonia foliosa var. putzeysiana (A.DC.) L.B.Sm. & B.G.Schub. in Humboldt F.W.H.A.v., Bonpland A.J.A. & Kunth K.S., Caldasia 4:192, pl.17. (1946)
Begonia foliosa var. rotundata L.B.Sm. & B.G.Schub. Caldasia 4 (18):192, pl.17. (1946)
Begonia fuchsioides Hook. Bot. Mag. 73, pl.4281. (1857)
Begonia fuchsioides var. floribunda (Carrière) Irmsch. Pareys Blumengartn. ed. 2:80. (1960)
Begonia fuchsioides var. miniata (Planch. & Linden) A.DC. Prodr. 15 (1):291. (1864)
Begonia fuchsioides f. miniata (Planch. & Linden) Voss Vilm. Blumengartnerei Ed. 3 (1):360. (1894)
Begonia jamesoniana A.DC. Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot., IV 11:139. (1859); Lectotypified in: Harvard Papers in Botany 4 (1):259. (1999) by Dorr L.J.
Begonia microphylla (Klotzsch) A.DC. Prodr. 15 (1):375. (1864)
Begonia microphylla var. major L.B.Sm. Phytologia 33:441. (1976)
Begonia miniata Planch. & Linden Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 8:105, pl.787. (1853)
Begonia multiflora Benth. Pl. Hartw. 1845:185. (1854)
Begonia poeppigiana (Klotzsch) A.DC. Prodr. 15 (1):376. (1864)
Begonia putzeysiana A.DC. in Humboldt F.W.H.A.v., Bonpland A.J.A. & Kunth K.S., Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot., IV 11:139. (1859); Lectotypified in: Harvard Papers in Botany 4 (1):259. (1999) by Dorr L.J.
Begonia splendens hort. ex A.DC. Prodr. 15 (1):375. (1864)
Casparya elegans (Kunth) Klotzsch Ber. Bekanntm. Verh. Konigl. Presuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 127. (1854)

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Language Common/alternative name
English fuchsia begonia
Chinese 多叶秋海棠
Chinese 大花秋海棠

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Begonia foliosa var. foliosa

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  • Southern America
    • Northern South America
      • Venezuela
    • Western South America
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000824044
USDA Plants BEFO
Tropicos 3400605
INPN 705929
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:104692-1
The Plant List kew-361626
Open Tree Of Life 488901
NCBI Taxonomy 200000
Nature Serve 2.138450
IPNI 104692-1
iNaturalist 159205
GBIF 2874711
Freebase /m/0n47wb8
EPPO BEGFO
EOL 594994
USDA GRIN 414007
Wikipedia Begonia_foliosa

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The impact of air pollution on terrestrial managed and natural vegetation Stevens CJ, Bell JN, Brimblecombe P, Clark CM, Dise NB, Fowler D, Lovett GM, Wolseley PA Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci 28-Sep-2020
PMCID:PMC9584617
doi:10.1098/rsta.2019.0317
PMID:32981433

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