Begonia formosana (Hayata) Masam. belongs to the Begoniaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Begonia formosana, Chung Kuo-Fang 3349--Taiwan. Wulai Distr. Wulai village. Hsing Hsian Trail. 19 May 2016. DSC03046 (83).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Family
Begoniaceae
Genus
Begonia
Specific Epithet
formosana
Authorship
(Hayata) Masam.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 7.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.7
Global rank
#64,951 of 335,497
Top 20%
Extinction probability
12%
Location
Taiwan, New Taipei City, Wulai District
24.868250, 121.547611
Location Remarks
Jia Jiu Liao trail off Huanshan Rd., near a bridge. Lower section of the trail. C. 150 m.
Collectors
Chung Kuo-Fang, Christopher Davidson, Tseng Yu-Hsin, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Densely forested canyon slope above the river. Trailside below guard rail.
