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Taxon

Begonia balansae C.DC.

Protologue Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 3: 403. 1903BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
All1var. balansae1
Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (13).jpg

Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (13).jpg

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Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (11).jpg

Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (11).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 035.jpg

Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 035.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (12).jpg

Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (12).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (8).jpg

Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (7).jpg

Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (4).jpg

Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (14).jpg

Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (14).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (10).jpg

Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (10).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 035 (1).jpg

Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 035 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066.jpg

Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 035 (2).jpg

Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 035 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (1).jpg

Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (3).jpg

Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (9).jpg

Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (9).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (6).jpg

Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (2).jpg

Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (5).jpg

Begonia, W. D. Stevens 31348--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 066 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

var. balansae

Occurrences

Stevens, W. D 31348

March 23, 2011

Identified as

Begonia balansae var. balansae

Location

Paraguay, Cordillera (Tobatí, Potrero)

-25.294444, -57.096667

Location Remarks

Cerro Tobatí, trail from Capilla Virgen de Fátima; weathered sandstone domes with shrubby vegetation in cracks and crevices. 211 m elev.

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

On rocks (i.e., epilithic) in shade, erect, flowers white.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Family

Begoniaceae

Genus

Begonia

Specific Epithet

balansae

Authorship

C.DC.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.7

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

0.2

Global rank

#183,263 of 335,497

Top 55%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →