Links to all Key pages Alphabetical listing of all pictured species Main Key Subkey 2-3 Subkey 4 Subkey 5 Subkey 6 Subkey 7-12 Subkey 14 Subkey 15-21 Subkey 22-24 Subkey 25 Subkey 26 Subkey 27-28 Subkey 29-30 Subkey 31-32 Subkey 33-34

Pictorial Key to Selected Begonia species Subkey 29-30 2-2. Blades basifixed.     4-2. Blades shallowly lobed to entire (entire, subentire, or lobed).        7-2. Blades oblique or transverse with the midnerve making a distinct angle with the petiole.              22-2. Leaves separated by distinct internodes                 25-2. Stems erect.                    27-2. Inflorescence dichotomously or more branched                       29-1. Blades at least twice as long as wide Notes: Click any picture to see an enlarged view. Click "back" to return to this page. Listings of each species in the Begoniaceae Keys, Editions 1 and 2, are shown in [brackets]. See notes at the bottom of the main key for an explanation of this notation. American B. acutifolia {29;43-1 / 30;51-1] -------------------- B. angularis [30;60-2 / 30;114-1 ] ---------------------------- B. angulata [30;43-1] -------------------------------------- B. coccinea [30;84-1 ] ---------------------------- B.corallina [30;103-1 / 30;118-2 ] ---------------------------- B. dichroa (Note: Immature plant leaves are spotted, mature plant leaves are plain green.) [30;35-1] ---------------------------- B. humilis var. porteriana As humilis [27;18-1, 27;82-1, 29;13-2, 29;27-1, 30;19-1, 30;30-2, 30;39-1] ---------------------------- B. incarnata Collected by Scott Hoover --------------------------- collected by R. Morris, photo by P. McMillian [ --- ] ---------------------------- B. juliana [ 19;30-1 ] ---------------------------- B. macduffieana ??? OR ??? [30;117-1a] ---------------------------- B. maculata [30;118-1] ---------------------------- B. maculata Wightii hort. (a cultivated variety) ---------------------------- B. minor [30;48-1 / 30;69-1] B. pseudolubbersii [20;67-1 / 30;87-2 / 30;96-1 / 30;116-2 ] ---------------------------- B. teuscheri [ ---] ---------------------------- Other American begonia species found but not pictured. admirabilis [ 30;95-2 34;27-2 ] dominicaulis [ 30;114-1a ] oaxacana [ 30;86-1 34;64-1 ] piurensis [ 30;81-1 ] plumieri [ 30;51-2 ] crenulata (is angularis) [ --- ] haageana (is scharffii) [ --- ] hastata (is angularis) [ --- ] papillosa (is incarnata var. pap...) [ --- ] reticulata (is angulata) [ --- ] similis ( is pulchella) [ --- ] Africa Others African begonia species found, but not pictured. epipsila [ 29;68-1 / 29;73-1 / 32;74-1 ] humbertii [ 30;30-1a ] Asian B. dipetala [30;76-1] ------------------------- B. chlorosticta [30;76-1] Other Asian begonia species found but not pictured. teysmanniana [ 29;7-1 ] aptera [ 30;72-1 ] crassirostris [ 30;112-2 ] salaziensis [ 30;31-1 34;36-1 34;56-1 34;67-1 ]