Begonia octopetala L’Hér.

Moonlight, Peter. W., Jara-Muñoz, Orlando A., Purvis, David A., Delves, Jay, Allen, Josh P. & Reynel, Carlos, 2023, The genus Begonia (Begoniaceae) in Peru, European Journal of Taxonomy 881, pp. 1-334 : 164

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10617345
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scientific name	Begonia octopetala L’Hér.
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36. Begonia octopetala L’Hér. View in CoL View at ENA

Stirpes Novae aut Minus Cognitae 4: 101 ( L’Héritier de Brutelle 1788). – Huszia octopetala (L’Hér.) Klotzsch, Bericht View in CoL über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königl. Preuss. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1854: 121 ( Klotzsch 1854).

– Type: PERU – Lima Region • J. Dombey s.n.; lectotype: P [ P00482218 ], designated by Smith & Wasshausen (1979: 243).

Key to the subspecies of Begonia octopetala

1a Leaf lamina broadly ovate in outline, rarely triangular; staminate flowers with 6–11 tepals; largest wing of the ovary and fruit not ascending ......................................................................................... ...................................................................................... Begonia octopetala subsp. octopetala 36. 1

1b Leaf lamina triangular in outline; staminate flowers with six tepals; largest wing of the ovary and fruit strongly ascending ................................. Begonia octopetala subsp. ovatiformis Irmsch. 36. 2

References

Klotzsch J. F. 1854. Begoniaceae. Bericht uber die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Konigl. Preuss. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1854: 119 - 128.

L'Heritier de Brutelle C. L. 1788. Begonia octopetala. In: L'Heritier de Brutelle C. L. (ed.) Stirpes Novae aut Minus Cognitae: 101 - 102. Paris.

Smith L. B. & Wasshausen D. C. 1979. Begonia of Ecuador. Phytologia 44 (4): 233 - 256. https: // biostor. org / reference / 63675