Begonia ×semperflorens-cultorum hort. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Begonia

Family:

Begoniaceae

Nomen number:

405258

Comment:

[or Begonia Semperflorens-Cultorum Group
a group of cultivars developed from hybridization of several species, especially B. cucullata & B. schmidtiana]

Verified:

11/13/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Doorenbos, J. et al. 1998. The sections of Begonia. Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 98-2:253.
Golding, J. & D. C. Wasshausen. 2002. Begoniaceae, edition 2. Part 1: annotated species list. Part II: illustrated key, abridgement and supplement. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 43:137.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Begonia Semperflorens-Cultorum Hybrids
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Office of the Union. 2009. UPOV: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants. List of the taxa protected by the members of the Union

Common names

English
bedding begonia –
perpetual begonia –
wax begonia –
French
bégonia semperflorens –
German
Semperflorens-Begonie –
Spanish
begonia perpetua –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
2	Cultivated					only cult.

Cultivated (only cult.)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Begonia Semperflorens-Cultorum Hybrids
Environmental	ornamental		Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.

Taxon: Begonia ×semperflorens-cultorum hort. (Begonia Semperflorens-Cultorum Group)