Begonia tambelanensis (Begonia tambelanensis)
Description
Begonia tambelanensis is a plant species of the family Begoniaceae . This begonia comes from Borneo . It was described in 1929 by Edgar Irmscher (1887-1968) as a subspecies with the basionym of Begonia peninsulae subsp. tambelanense , then raised to the rank of species in 2003 by Ruth Kiew (1946- ...). The specific epithet tambelanensis means "Tambelan", referring to the Tambelan Islands where the original type was harvested by Henry Nicholas Ridley.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Cucurbitales
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Family: Begoniaceae
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Genus: Begonia
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