Begonia wakefieldii Gilg ex Engl. belongs to the Begoniaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Kindeketa, W 2849

February 15, 2006

Location

Tanzania, Morogoro, Ulanga

-8.619167, 36.725556

Location Remarks

Vigoi Division, Isogo Ward. Behind Chikuti Village store, along road to Ifakara. 530 m elev.

Collectors

O.C. Nkawamba, G. Simon Laizer, P. Ezrom, Sharon A. Bodine

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Family

Begoniaceae

Genus

Begonia

Specific Epithet

wakefieldii

Authorship

Gilg ex Engl.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#231,424 of 335,497

Top 69%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →