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veitchii

Taxon

Begonia veitchii Hook.fil.

Protologue Gard. Chron. 1867: 734.BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Begonia veitchii--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Machu Picchu. 26 Oct 05. 062.jpg

Begonia veitchii--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Machu Picchu. 26 Oct 05. 062.jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia veitchii--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Machu Picchu. 26 Oct 05. 069.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia veitchii--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Machu Picchu. 26 Oct 05. 066.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia veitchii--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Machu Picchu. 26 Oct 05. 068.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia veitchii--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Machu Picchu. 26 Oct 05. 064.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia veitchii--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Machu Picchu. 26 Oct 05. 071.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia veitchii--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Machu Picchu. 26 Oct 05. 061.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia veitchii--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Machu Picchu. 26 Oct 05. 059.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia veitchii--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Machu Picchu. 26 Oct 05. 067.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia veitchii--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Machu Picchu. 26 Oct 05. 060.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia veitchii--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Machu Picchu. 26 Oct 05. 058.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia veitchii--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Machu Picchu. 26 Oct 05. 057.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia veitchii--Peru. Edo. Cuzco. Machu Picchu. 26 Oct 05. 070.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia veitchii--Peru. Macchu Pichu. 23 Oct 07. 035.jpg

Begonia veitchii--Peru. Macchu Pichu. 23 Oct 07. 035.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia veitchii--Peru. Macchu Pichu. 23 Oct 07. 032.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia veitchii--Peru. Macchu Pichu. 23 Oct 07. 036.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia veitchii--Peru. Macchu Pichu. 23 Oct 07. 039.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia veitchii--Peru. Macchu Pichu. 23 Oct 07. 040.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia veitchii--Peru. Macchu Pichu. 23 Oct 07. 030.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia veitchii--Peru. Macchu Pichu. 23 Oct 07. 031.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia veitchii--Peru. Macchu Pichu. 23 Oct 07. 037.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Begonia veitchii--Peru. Macchu Pichu. 23 Oct 07. 038.jpg

Begonia veitchii--Peru. Macchu Pichu. 23 Oct 07. 038.jpg

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Native to Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Peru (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

No collection number

October 26, 2005

Location

Peru, Cusco (Machu Picchu)

-13.168611, -72.543611

Location Remarks

Sanctuario Machu Picchu. Trail to Intipunku (Inca Trail).

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

October 23, 2007

Location

Peru, Cusco (Machu Picchu)

-13.168611, -72.543611

Location Remarks

Cusco Calca Abra de Chayna Puerto

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Family

Begoniaceae

Genus

Begonia

Specific Epithet

veitchii

Authorship

Hook.fil.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.0

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

0.3

Global rank

#164,102 of 335,497

Top 49%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →