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Begonia popenoei

Pīkōnia

Giant-leaf Begonia

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Giant-leaf Begonia

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Pīkōnia (RR MG MK AK), Pēkōnia (AT)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Honduras

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Not naturalised; Land, lowlands, gardens

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Ornamental ((Leaf/Flower))

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea: Present
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
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++
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+
P
-

Northern Group: Present
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Begonia popenoei Standl.
SYNONYMS: Begonia florida [sensu Hort.]; Begonia popenoei 'Florida' [sensu Hort. is larger leaved, but less free flowering]

TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); DILLENIIDAE; Violales; BEGONIACEAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: formerly called B. erythrophylla (NHP Flowers poster), re-ID B. Sykes to B. popenoei based on information from Auckland Domain chief propagator, 3/2001.

References:
p.150 Hortus 3rd
p.136 Royal Hort. Soc. Index of Garden Plants

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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