Begonia bufoderma L.B.Sm. & Wassh. (1983:445)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Begonia papillosa Lindl. in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 27: t. 39 (1841), nom. illeg.
Conservation Status
Extinct (Humphreys et al., 2019) or Extinct in the wild [by implication] (POWO, 2023)
POWO (2023) includes a colour photograph of a specimen in a collection in France, suggesting that the species is only Extinct in the Wild (conta Humphreys et al., 2019).
Distribution
likely Brazil (POWO, 2023)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Christenhusz, M. and Govaerts, R. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.
Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
Humphreys, Aelys M., Govaerts, Rafaël, Ficinski, Sarah Z., Lughadha, Eimear Nic and Vorontsova, Maria S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0906-2 [Supplementary Dataset 1]
POWO. (2023). Begonia bufoderma L.B.Sm. & Wassh. Plants of the World Online (online resource). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 30 December 2023]
WCSP. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/