Begonia aequilateralis
| Begonia aequilateralis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. aequilateralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Begonia aequilateralis Irmsch. | |
Begonia aequilateralis Irmsch., 1929 is a species of begonia known only from the Sungai Buloh area of Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia.
"...probably the most endangered begonia in the Peninsula, being known from a single small population in a forest area currently being cleared." - Kiew, p. 261
References
- Edgar Irmscher, Mitteilungen aus dem Institut für allgemeine Botanik in Hamburg 8:134. 1929
- Ruth Kiew, Begonias of Peninsular Malaysia :261-264, 2005
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) GRIN: Online Database - Begonia aequilateralis
- tfbc.frim.gov: "Saving a highly endangered begonia"
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