BEGONIACEAE

Baksh-Comeau, Yasmin S., Maharaj, Shobha S., Adams, Dennis, Harris, Stephen A., Filer, Denis L. & Hawthorne, William D., 2016, An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical ‘ hotspots’, Phytotaxa 250 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

BEGONIACEAE

Begonia coccinea Hooker, Bot. Mag. 69: t. 3990 (1843) Exotic.

Begonia eciliata O.E.Schulz, Symb. Antill. 7: 26 (1911) Habit: Herb. Habitat: Forests. IUCN: CR. Star: BK. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Arima, Eggers s.n. (C, K). Global range: Endemic to Trinidad.

Begonia glabra Aubl., Pl. Gui. 2: 916 (1775) Syn: Begonia scandens Sw. Habit : Epiphyte. Habitat: Forests. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Brasso Seco. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 13% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Without locality, Fendler 385 (K); Maracas, Broadway 7272 (BM); Aripo Heights, Broadway s.n. (K, TRIN 9811); Mt. Tamana, Broadway 7975 (BM); Tamanaco, Crueger s.n. (K). Global range: Greater Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Surinam, French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Begonia glandulifera Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. Ind. 304 (1860) Habit: Herb. Habitat: Pathsides and banks in forest. IUCN: NT. Star: BK. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arima Valley; Grande Riviere-Matelot. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 4: 3% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Without locality, Lockhart 324 (K), Fendler 385 (BM, K); Blue Basin, Riley 218 (BM, K); Maraval, Crueger s.n. (K); Tucuche, Broadway 7273 (BM), Adams 14082 (TRIN), Hill & Williams s.n. (K, TRIN 10699); Maracas, Broadway 6017 (K), Broadway 7384 (BM); Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Broadway 5919 (K), Kalloo B837 (K, TRIN 18852); Las Lapas Road, Broadway 5927 (K); Aripo Heights, Broadway s.n. (K, TRIN 9812). Global range: Trinidad and Venezuela.

Begonia heracleifolia Schltdl. & Cham., Linnaea 5: 603 (1830) Exotic.

Begonia humilis Dryand., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 1: 166 (1791) Common Name: Lozei (Bwa) Exotic.

Begonia mariannensis Wassh. & MacClellan, Brittonia 47: 21 (1995) Habit: Herb. Habitat: Sub-Montane Forest on river banks, in shade. IUCN: VU. Star: BK. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Marianne River, Rush s.n. ( US), Engler s.n. ( US); Yarra River, Johnson s.n. (BM, TRIN). Global range: Endemic to Trinidad.

Begonia semiovata Liebm., Vidensk. Meddel. Dansk Naturhist. Foren. København 1852: 22 (1853) Habit: Herb. Habitat: Forests. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Roxborough-Bloody Bay Road, Purseglove P6310 (K). Global range: Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru.

Begonia ulmifolia Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 418 (1805) Habit: Herb. Habitat: Forests of the northern mountain range,

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lowland rain forest, usually associated with disturbed areas. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Without locality, Fendler 384 (BM, OXF); Maqueripe, Britton et al. 190 (K); Cascade, Kuntze 807 (K); Blue Basin, Diego Martin, Broadway 5878 (BM, K); Maracas, Crueger s.n. (K), Broadway 7271 (BM); Maracas Bay Trail, Baker s.n. (K, TRIN 14666); Maracas Falls, Philcox 7824 (K); Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Broadway 5985 (K). Global range: Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil.