Begonia wakefieldii, WKindeketa2849--Tanz. Mahenge F. R. 16 Feb 06. 101.jpg
Native to Kenya, Tanzania (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Tanzania, Morogoro, Ulanga (Msogezi)
-8.619167, 36.725556
Location Remarks
Vigoi Division, Isogo Ward. Behind Chikuti Village store, along road to Ifakara. 530 m elev.
Collectors
William J. Kindeketa, O.C. Nkawamba, Gabriel Simon Laizer, P. Ezrom, Sharon A. Bodine
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Family
Begoniaceae
Genus
Begonia
Specific Epithet
wakefieldii
Authorship
Gilg ex Engl.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#231,424 of 335,497
Top 69%
Extinction probability
5%
