Begonia sikkimensis
Appearance
Begonia sikkimensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Begoniaceae |
Genus: | Begonia |
Species: | B. sikkimensis
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Binomial name | |
Begonia sikkimensis |
Begonia sikkimensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to Tibet, Nepal, the eastern Himalayas, Assam, and Myanmar.[1] With its highly dissected leaves it resembles Begonia U614, but that as yet undescribed species is rhizomatous, and Begonia sikkimensis is caulescent.[2]
Subtaxa
[edit]The following varieties are accepted:[1]
- Begonia sikkimensis var. kamengensis Rekha Morris, P.D.McMillan & Golding
- Begonia sikkimensis var. sikkimensis
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Begonia sikkimensis A.DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Jaros, Charles J.; Bucholtz, Mary F. (July 2012). "The American Begonia Society's Unidentified Species Listing July 2012" (PDF). Astros Branch, American Begonia Society. American Begonia Society. Retrieved 26 July 2021.