Begonia bracteosa A.DC

Moonlight, Peter & Fuentes, Alfredo F., 2022, AN UPDATED CHECKLIST AND KEY TO THE SPECIES OF BOLIVIAN BEGONIA, INCLUDING ONE NEW SPECIES, Edinburgh Journal of Botany 79 (407), pp. 1-66 : 18

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.24823/EJB.2022.407
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10553513
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scientific name	Begonia bracteosa A.DC
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2.13. Begonia bracteosa A.DC View in CoL ., Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. IV(11): 132 (1859).

– Type: Peru, sine loc., Unknown s.n. (holotype K [ K000536745 ]) .

D.C. Wasshausen et al. in P.M. JØrgensen et al. (eds), Cat. Bolivia, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 129: 383 (2013) pro parte.

Distribution. Peru and Bolivia.

Identification notes. Begonia bracteosa is a widespread species in Peru and has been rarely collected in northern Bolivia. It is recognised as the only species in Bolivia with two tepals on pistillate flowers and transversely ovate leaves.