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Internal ID UUID64402c1d70b07196960733
Scientific name Begonia xanthina
Authority Hook.
First published in Bot. Mag. 78, pl.4683. (1852); Lectotypified in: Eur. J. Taxon. 396:102. (2018) by Camfield R. & Hughes M.

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Begonia xanthina is a type of flowering plant that belongs to the Begoniaceae family. It is commonly found in the eastern Himalayas, Assam, and southwestern Yunnan in China. This plant grows up to 40 cm and is usually found near streams on rocky hills up to 800 m in elevation. It is similar to Begonia rex, but has yellow flowers and light green splotches on its leaves.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Platycentrum xanthinum (Hook.) Klotzsch Abh. Kon. Akad. Wiss. Berlin. 1854:243. (1855)
Begonia lazulii Linden Belgique Hort. 8: 166 (1858)
Begonia marmorata Van Houtte ex Planch. Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 9: 243 (1854)
Begonia poecila K.Koch Wochensch. Gartneirei Pflanzenk. 338. (1858)
Begonia lazuli Linden & K.Koch Wochensch. Gartneirei Pflanzenk. 339. (1858)

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Chinese 黄瓣秋海棠

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Begonia xanthina var. lazuli (Linden & K.Koch) Hook. Bot. Mag., n.s. 85:5107. (1859)
Begonia xanthina var. pictifolia Hook. Bot. Mag. 85, pl.5102. (1859)
Begonia xanthina var. xanthina

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000825947
Tropicos 50226921
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:106034-1
The Plant List kew-363418
Open Tree Of Life 414239
NCBI Taxonomy 294972
IPNI 106034-1
GBIF 4157288
EOL 2885160
USDA GRIN 426834
Wikipedia Begonia_xanthina

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Himalayan Sources of Anthocyanins and Its Multifunctional Applications: A Review Ahmed M, Bose I, Goksen G, Roy S Foods 30-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10252932
doi:10.3390/foods12112203
PMID:37297448
Diversity and conservation of Chinese wild begonias Tian D, Xiao Y, Tong Y, Fu N, Liu Q, Li C Plant Divers 15-Jun-2018
PMCID:PMC6114263
doi:10.1016/j.pld.2018.06.002
PMID:30175289

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