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glabra

Taxon

Begonia glabra Aubl.

Protologue Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 916. 1775BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Begonia, DNeill15774--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. C. del Condor. Las Orquideas. 16 Sep 07. 445.jpg

Begonia, DNeill15774--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. C. del Condor. Las Orquideas. 16 Sep 07. 445.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Begonia, DNeill15774--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. C. del Condor. Las Orquideas. 16 Sep 07.  446.jpg

Begonia, DNeill15774--Ecuador. Prov. Zamora Ch. C. del Condor. Las Orquideas. 16 Sep 07. 446.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Begonia glabra, H. Gomez Dominguez 260--MX. Chiapas. Mpo. Berriozbl. Rd. to Buena Vista. 15 Mch 03. 010 (2).jpg

Begonia glabra, H. Gomez Dominguez 260--MX. Chiapas. Mpo. Berriozbl. Rd. to Buena Vista. 15 Mch 03. 010 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Begonia glabra, H. Gomez Dominguez 260--MX. Chiapas. Mpo. Berriozbl. Rd. to Buena Vista. 15 Mch 03. 010.jpg

Begonia glabra, H. Gomez Dominguez 260--MX. Chiapas. Mpo. Berriozbl. Rd. to Buena Vista. 15 Mch 03. 010.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Begonia glabra, H. Gomez Dominguez 260--MX. Chiapas. Mpo. Berriozbl. Rd. to Buena Vista. 15 Mch 03. 010 (1).jpg

Begonia glabra, H. Gomez Dominguez 260--MX. Chiapas. Mpo. Berriozbl. Rd. to Buena Vista. 15 Mch 03. 010 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Begonia glabra, H. Gomez Dominguez 260--MX. Chiapas. Mpo. Berriozbl. Rd. to Buena Vista. 15 Mch 03. 010 (3).jpg

Begonia glabra, H. Gomez Dominguez 260--MX. Chiapas. Mpo. Berriozbl. Rd. to Buena Vista. 15 Mch 03. 010 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Begonia glabra, Croat94403--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05. 023.jpg

Begonia glabra, Croat94403--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05. 023.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Begonia glabra, Croat94403--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05.   029.jpg

Begonia glabra, Croat94403--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05. 029.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Begonia glabra, Croat94403--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05.   028.jpg

Begonia glabra, Croat94403--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05. 028.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Begonia glabra, Croat94403--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05.  025.jpg

Begonia glabra, Croat94403--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05. 025.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Begonia glabra, Croat94403--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05.  016.jpg

Begonia glabra, Croat94403--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05. 016.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Begonia glabra, Croat94403--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05.  022.jpg

Begonia glabra, Croat94403--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05. 022.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Begonia glabra, Croat94403--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05.   027.jpg

Begonia glabra, Croat94403--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05. 027.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Begonia glabra, Croat94403--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05.  017.jpg

Begonia glabra, Croat94403--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05. 017.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Begonia glabra, Croat94403--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05.  020.jpg

Begonia glabra, Croat94403--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Res. Guaycuyacu. 10 Feb 05. 020.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Croat, T 94403

February 10, 2005

Location

Ecuador, Pichincha (Quito)

0.021944, -78.746944

Location Remarks

Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Vine; hemiepiphyte.

Gomez-Dominguez H. 260

March 15, 2003

Location

Mexico, Chiapas (Berriozabal)

17.015, -93.31

Location Remarks

Vista Hermosa (La antena). Bosque tropical perennifolio.

Collectors

Hector Gomez-Dominguez

Neill, D 15774

September 16, 2007

Location

Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, Nangaritza (Nangaritza Canton)

-4.313333, -78.661389

Location Remarks

Cordillera del Cóndor, "Area de Conservación Los Tepuyes". Along banks of the Río Nangaritza, in the sandstone-walled canyon between Miazi and Shaime. Dense wet forest and sandstone rock outcrops. 890 m elev.

Collectors

David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Wilson Quizhpe

Notes

Scandent herb, in shaded forest understory. Flowers white. Fruits pale green.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Family

Begoniaceae

Genus

Begonia

Specific Epithet

glabra

Authorship

Aubl.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.4

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#313,851 of 335,497

Top 94%

Extinction probability

9%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →