Begonia hirtella Link (Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 396. 1822.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Martinique, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Puerto Rico (naturalized)[], ], North America (exotic: FL), Central America (native), South America (native),
Common Names: Oseille-bois (L. Antilles),
Citations:1). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 2). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 3). Torres Santana, C.W. 2007. Introduced Plants in Puerto Rico (unpublished draft). 4). Wunderlin, R.P., and B.F. Hansen. 2004. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa. Website: www.plantatlas.usf.edu.
Last edited 28 Nov 07