Begonia quadrialata

Begonia quadrialata is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, with a native range from central Tropical Africa down to Angola.[1] A molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2004 indicates that B. quadrialata is most closely related to B. potamophila.[2]

Begonia quadrialata
A specimen growing at Kew Gardens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. quadrialata
Binomial name
Begonia quadrialata
Synonyms[1]
  • Begonia calabarica Stapf
  • Begonia whytei Stapf
  • Begonia modica Stapf
  • Begonia poikilantha Gilg ex Engl.

References

  1. "Begonia quadrialata Warb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  2. Plana, V. (2004). "Pleistocene and pre-Pleistocene Begonia speciation in Africa". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 31 (2): 449–461. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2003.08.023. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 15062787.


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