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Begonia quadrialata

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Begonia quadrialata
A specimen growing at Kew Gardens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. quadrialata
Binomial name
Begonia quadrialata
Synonyms[1]
  • Begonia calabarica Stapf
  • Begonia whytei Stapf
  • Begonia modica Stapf
  • Begonia poikilantha Gilg ex Engl.

Begonia quadrialata is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, with a native range from central Tropical Africa down to Angola.[1] A molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2004 indicates that B. quadrialata is most closely related to B. potamophila.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Begonia quadrialata Warb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  2. ^ Plana, V. (2004). "Pleistocene and pre-Pleistocene Begonia speciation in Africa". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 31 (2): 449–461. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2003.08.023. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 15062787.