Begonia nelumbiifolia Schltdl. & Cham. (Linnaea 5: 604. 1830.) Localities: West Indies (exotic), Greater Antilles [ Cuba (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[ Dominican Republic,], Puerto Rico (cultivated)[], ], Common Names: Begonia (Cuba), Begonia nelumbiforme (Cuba), Citations:1). Britton, N.L. and P. Wilson. 1923-1926. Botany of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. New York Academy of Sciences, New York. 2). Liogier, A.H. 1982-2000. La flora de la Española. Univ. Central de Este, San Pedro de Macoris. Taller, República Dominicana. 3). Liogier, A.H. 1985-1997. Descriptive Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. Spermatophyta. Vols. 1-5. Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. 4). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 5). Torres Santana, C.W. 2007. Introduced Plants in Puerto Rico (unpublished draft). Last edited 24 Apr 12 |