Begonia longiciliata
| Begonia longiciliata | |
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| Flower | |
| Leaves | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. longiciliata
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| Binomial name | |
| Begonia longiciliata C.Y.Wu
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| Synonyms | |
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Begonia sizemoreae Kiew 2004 | |
Begonia longiciliata is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, found in Laos and Vietnam, and Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi provinces of China.[1] It is a rhizomatous geophyte with pink flowers and long white hairs on the tops and bottoms of the leave.[2] It is popular in cultivation.[3]
Begonia longiciliata was first collected in 1936, 1958, and 1960,[4] and then documented in 1995 by Wu Cheng-yhi and Ku Tsue-chih.[5] The specific epithet refers to the long, fibre-like hairs found on the adaxial leaf surface of the type specimen.[6] However, not all specimens have hairy leaves.[7]
Taxonomy
A Begonia specimen was collected in Vietnam along the Red River on November 6, 1996 by Mary Sizemore, about 300 miles from where Wu Cheng-yhi had documented Begonia longiciliata. In 2000, Sizemore's specimen was added to the American Begonia Society's Unidentified Species Listing, where it was designated B. U388.[2] In 2004, it was named Begonia sizemoreae in honor of Sizemore, though it was noted in the publication that others thought B. U388 was not a new species, but a specimen of Begonia longiciliata.[8] In 2020, Begonia sizemoreae was recognized to be a synonym of Begonia longiciliata.[9]
References
- ^ "Begonia longiciliata C.Y.Wu". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ a b ABS (2021-09-12). "From B. U388 to B. sizemoreae and finally named B. longiciliata | American Begonia Society". www.begonias.org. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
- ^ Kiew, Ruth (28 December 2007). "Notes on Vietnamese Begonia (Begoniaceae), including three new species" (PDF). Adansonia. Série 3. 29 (2): 229–238. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Golding, Jack (July–August 2004). "Begonia U 388 is Begonia longiciliata C. y. Wu" (PDF). The Begonian. 71. The American Begonia Society: 154–156.
- ^ Wu, Cheng-yhi; Ku, True-chih (10 May 1995). "NEW TAXA OF THE BEGONIA L. (BEGONIACEAE) FROM CHINA". Acta Phytotax. Sin. (in Chinese). 33 (3): 251–280.
- ^ Tian, Dai-Ke; Xiao, Yan; Li, Yan-Ci; Yan, Ke-Jian (2020). "Several new records, synonyms, and hybrid-origin of Chinese begonias". PhytoKeys. 153: 13–35. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.153.50805. ISSN 1314-2011. PMC 7381720. PMID 32765178.
- ^ "Episode 281: My top ten Begonias". Jane Perrone. 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
- ^ Kiew, Ruth (2004). "Begonia sizemoreae Kiew (Begoniaceae). A handsome new Begonia from Vietnam". The Gardens' bulletin, Singapore. 56 (4): 95–100 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Tian, Dai-Ke; Xiao, Yan; Li, Yan-Ci; Yan, Ke-Jian (2020-07-16). "Several new records, synonyms, and hybrid-origin of Chinese begonias". PhytoKeys. 153: 13–35. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.153.50805. ISSN 1314-2003. PMC 7381720. PMID 32765178.