Astros Branch - American Begonia Society

Alphabetical listing of Begonia species - Cultivated Varieties

B. 'Funny Farms'

Data in this table is in the following order:

Species, or synonym name; correct species name, where applicable; author of name; date of publication.

---------------Horticultural classification; continent, Section, country of origin; Chromosome Number; references (see References page for the code):

abegonia rosa --- , --- , is U333 is pedata Liebmann , 1852
------------------------- tuberous , 0 , --- , --- , --- , B96 a008 , , ,

aconitifolia 'Metallica' Weber & Dress , 1968 , is aconitifolia 'Hildegard Schneider' Everett , 1940
------------------------- cane-like superba large , Knesebeckia , Americas , Americas , 60 , , , ,

aconitifolia 'Hildegard Schneider' Everett , 1940 ,
------------------------- cane-like superba large , Knesebeckia , Americas , Americas , 60 , , , , B92 r066

aconitifolia var. Hildegard --- , --- , is probably aconitifolia 'Hilegard Schneider' Everett J. , 1940)
------------------------- --- , Knesebeckia , Americas , Brazil , 60 , , ,

aconitifolia var. 'Sceptrum' --- , --- , is aconitifolia Candolle A , 1859
------------------------- --- , Knesebeckia , Americas , Brazil , 60 , , ,

acuminata 'Havana Queen' --- , --- ,
------------------------- --- , Begonia , Americas , Costa Rica , --- , , , ,

acutangula --- , --- , is angularis,Raddi var. alta hort. (a cultivar) Leod , ~1940
------------------------- --- , Pritzelia , Americas , Brazil , --- , , B88 d205 , ,

acutangularis --- , --- , is angularis,Raddi var. alta hort. (a cultivar) Leod , ~1940
------------------------- cane-like , Pritzelia , Americas , Americas , , , B88 d205 , ,

acute angularis --- , --- , is 'Acute Angularis' (a sport of angularis var. angularis) , ---
------------------------- cane-like , Pritzelia , Americas , Brazil , , , B88 d205 , ,

'Alba Picta' --- , --- , is albo-picta
------------------------- cane-like small , Gaerdtia , Americas , Brazil , 56 , , ,

albiflora hort. ex Klotzsch Monatsber , 1854 ,
------------------------- --- , - , --- , --- , --- , , B87 d036 , ,

albo-picta 'Rosea' --- , --- , is albo-picta var. rosea hort.
------------------------- cane-like , Gaerdtia , Americas , Brazil , 56 , , B91 d131 , , B92

albo-picta var. rosea hort. --- , --- ,
------------------------- cane-like small , Gaerdtia , Americas , Brazil , 56 , , , ,

angularis 'Compta' hort. Everett TH. , 1939 , was compta Bull , 1939
------------------------- cane-like mid , 0 , , , , , , ,

angularis Raddi "Compta' hort. Everett TH. , 1939 ,
------------------------- cane-like , Pritzelia , Americas , Brazil , --- , , , , B99 r036

angularis Raddi var. alta hort. Leod , --- , is angularis 'Alata' hort. Leod , ---
------------------------- cane-like , Pritzelia , Americas , Brazil , --- , , B88 d205 , ,

argentea gutata --- , --- , is 'Argentea-guttata'
------------------------- --- , - , --- , --- , --- , , ,

argyrocoelis --- , --- , is a hybrid of B. papillosa , ---
------------------------- --- , - , --- , --- , --- , , , , B97 r074

ascotiensis --- , --- , is 'Ascotiensis' Standish , ---
------------------------- --- , - , --- , --- , --- , , , , B97 r074

barkeri rosaleaf --- , --- ,
------------------------- --- , - , --- , , , , , ,

'Bartonea' --- , --- , is bartonea hort. or 'Winter Jewel'
------------------------- --- , - , --- , --- , --- , , ,

bartonea hort. --- , ~1945 , is 'Winter Jewel' or 'Bartonea'
------------------------- shrub-like bare small , - , Americas , Puerto Rico , --- , B88 a154 , B83 d024 , , B71 a188

bismarckii --- , --- , is 'Bismarckii' hort. Veitch , ---
------------------------- --- , - , --- , --- , --- , , , , B97 r074

boliviensis "Skagum' --- , --- ,
------------------------- tuberous , Barya , , --- , 28 , , B00 d031 , ,

bowerae 'Azul' --- , --- ,
------------------------- rhizomatous lobed medium , 0 , , , , , , ,

bowerea var. virbob --- , --- , is 'Virbob' , ---
------------------------- --- , - , --- , --- , --- , , B91 d071 , ,

brooksii hort. Begonian , 1968 , is an illegitimate name , ---
------------------------- rhizomatous entire/subentire medium , - , Americas , Mexico , --- , B78 a065 , , , B01 r043

carbrida de Candolle A. , --- ,
------------------------- --- , - , Americas , Americas , 48 , , B72 d102 , , B70 d-Oct

castaneifolia hort. Petrop. ex Otto & Dietrich , 1836 ,
------------------------- cane-like mid , - , Americas , Brazil , --- , , B92 d188 , ,

coccinea white --- , --- , is not a species ,
------------------------- cane-like , Pritzelia , Americas , Brazil , --- , , ,

compta red --- , --- ,
------------------------- --- , - , --- , , , , , ,

conchifolia 'Zip' --- , --- , is 'Zip' hort. is conchifolia Dietrich var. rubrimacula Golding J. , 1973
------------------------- rhizomatous , Gireoudia , Americas , Brazil , --- , , B91 d098 , ,

costello --- , --- , is 'Costello' , ---
------------------------- rhizomatous surface/color , --- , --- , --- , --- , , B78 d220 , ,

cubensis 'Glasgow 8462" --- , --- ,
------------------------- shrub-like , Begonia , Americas , W. Indies, Cuba , --- , , , ,

cubensis 'Golden' --- , --- ,
------------------------- shrub-like bare small , Begonia , Americas , W. Indies, Cuba , --- , , , ,

cubensis 'Robusta' --- , --- ,
------------------------- shrub-like bare small , Begonia , Americas , W. Indies, Cuba , --- , , , ,

cubensis 'Silver' --- , --- ,
------------------------- shrub-like bare small , Begonia , Americas , W. Indies, Cuba , --- , , , ,

diadema 'Chioco' --- , --- ,
------------------------- --- , Platycentrum , Asia , , , , , ,

dregei "Macbethii' --- , --- ,
------------------------- semituberous , 0 , , , , , , ,

dregei "Macbethii Obtusa' --- , --- ,
------------------------- semituberous , 0 , , , , , , ,

dregei 'Glasgow' --- , --- , is a variation of dregei , ---
------------------------- semituberous , Augustia , Africa , Africa, So. , 26 , , B92 d012 , B00 r006 ,

dregei 'Partita' --- , --- , is partita is dregei var. dregei ,
------------------------- semituberous , Augustia , Africa , Africa, So. , 26 , , , ,

dregei 'Suffruticosa' --- , --- ,
------------------------- semituberous , Augustia , Africa , Africa, So. , 26 , , B92 d012r044 , ,

egregia "Quadriloculoris' --- , --- ,
------------------------- thick-stemmed , 0 , , --- , --- , , B92 d107 , ,

evansiana var. martiana Kunth , 1864 ,
------------------------- tuberous tall , Quadriperigonia , Americas , Mexico , , , , ,

evansiana 'Wildwood Purity' --- , --- , is 'Wildwood Purity' ,
------------------------- --- , 0 , , --- , --- , , ,

exotica (or exotica hort. or 'Exotica' ) --- , --- , is possibly brevirimosa Irmscher E. , 1913
------------------------- shrub-like surface/color , - , Asia , New Guinea , --- , , , B91 r131 , B98 r127

fischeri 'Setosa' --- , --- , is fischeri Schrank , 1820
------------------------- shrub-like , 0 , Americas , America S. , --- , , B92 d070 , ,

foliosa 'Cascade' --- , --- ,
------------------------- shrub-like bare small , 0 , , , , , , ,

foliosa 'Toledo' hort --- , --- ,
------------------------- shrub-like bare small , Lepsia , Americas , --- , 84 , , , , B99 r115

fooningensis Wu YC. , --- ,
------------------------- --- , 0 , Asia , China , --- , , B99 d091 , ,

fuchsioides 'Rosea' --- , --- ,
------------------------- shrub-like , 0 , , --- , --- , , , ,

gigantea 'Crispa' Voss , --- ,
------------------------- tuberous , 0 , , --- , --- , , , ,

gilsonii --- , --- , is 'Gilsonii' , ---
------------------------- thick-stemmed , 0 , , --- , --- , , , , B97 r074

glaziovii --- , --- , is 'Glaziovii' hort. , ---
------------------------- --- , 0 , , --- , --- , , , , B94 r175

gracilis var. grandiflora --- , --- , is not a valid species name, probably a cultivar , ---
------------------------- tuberous , 0 , Americas , Mexico , --- , , B74 d123 , ,

grandis alba --- , --- ,
------------------------- --- , Diploclinium II , Asia , China , , , , ,

grandis pink --- , --- ,
------------------------- --- , Diploclinium II , Asia , China , , , , ,

grandis ssp. evansiana 'Alba' --- , --- ,
------------------------- tuberous , 0 , Asia , China , --- , , , , B99 r072

hatacoa 'Silver' --- , --- ,
------------------------- rhizomatous at/below erect , Platycentrum , Asia , China , --- , , B02 p136 , B94 r221 , B92 r033

hatacoa 'Spotted' --- , --- , is hatacoa var. hatacoa Hamilton F. ex Don D. , 1825
------------------------- rhizomatous at/below erect , Platycentrum , Asia , China , --- , , B02 p136r149 , B94 r221 , B92 r033

heracleifolia 'Sunderbruchii' --- , --- ,
------------------------- rhizomatous , Gireoudia , Americas , Mexico , --- , , , ,

heracleifolia "Sunderbruckii' (see heracleifolia 'Sunderbruchii' ) --- , --- ,
------------------------- rhizomatous , Gireoudia , Americas , Mexico , --- , , , ,

heracleifolia hirsute --- , --- ,
------------------------- rhizomatous , Gireoudia , Americas , Mexico , --- , , , ,

heracleifolia 'Palinque' --- , --- ,
------------------------- rhizomatous , Gireoudia , Americas , Mexico , , , , ,

heracleifolia var. pyramadilio hort. Schlechtendal & Chamisso , 1946 ,
------------------------- rhizomatous parted large , Gireoudia , Americas , Mexico , --- , , B91 d035d153 , , B84 d124

Hillebrandia sandwicensis Oliver , --- ,
------------------------- --- , 0 , Americas , Hawaii , --- , B89 ap164 , B78 d018 , B92 r066

imperialis 'Otto Foster' --- , --- ,
------------------------- rhizomatous pustular type , Weilbachia , Americas , Mexico , --- , , , ,

imperialis 'Platinum Plus' Anderson T. , 2001 , is a cultivar of imperialis ,
------------------------- rhizomatous pustular type , Weilbachia , Americas , Mexico , , BL02 02dp01 , , ,

imperialis var. maculata --- , --- , is imperialis 'Maculata' hort. , ---
------------------------- rhizomatous pustular type , Weilbachia , Americas , Mexico , --- , , , ,

incarnata 'Sandersii' --- , 1901 , is an incarnata seedling , ---
------------------------- shrub-like , Knesebeckia , Americas , Mexico , --- , , , , B96 r032

jaurezii --- , --- , is 'Jaurezii' , ---
------------------------- --- , 0 , , --- , --- , , , , B97 r074

langeana --- , --- , is 'Langeana' , ---
------------------------- --- , 0 , , --- , --- , , , , B97 r074

leptotricha 'Woolly-bear' --- , --- ,
------------------------- semperflorens , 0 , Americas , Americas , 34 , , B72 d102 , , B74 r040

macbethii hort. Shepherd , 1891 , is dregei Otto & Dietrich var. macbethii Bailey LH. , 1923
------------------------- semituberous , 0 , , --- , --- , , B73 d013 , ,

macdougallii var. purpurea hort. --- , --- , is macdougallii 'Purpurea' hort. , ---
------------------------- rhizomatous , Gireoudia , Americas , Mexico , --- , , B95 d137 , ,

'MacIntyre's "daedalea" ' --- , --- ,
------------------------- --- , 0 , , --- , --- , , , ,

macrocarpa hort. non Warburg , --- ,
------------------------- shrub-like bare small , 0 , , , , , , ,

maculata 'Elegant' --- , --- ,
------------------------- cane-like , Gaerdtia , Americas , Brazil, Argentina , 56 , , ,

maculata 'Flagrant' --- , --- ,
------------------------- cane-like , Gaerdtia , Americas , Brazil, Argentina , 56 , , ,

maculata Raddi var. wightii hort. ex Fotsch , 1933 ,
------------------------- cane-like mid , Gaerdtia , Americas , Americas , 56 , , B94 p049 , B78 d104 , B92 r066

maculata var. elagantissima hort. ex Fotsch , 1933 ,
------------------------- --- , 0 , Americas ,

'Manda's Wooly Bear' --- , --- , is leptotricha (or subvillosa var. leptotricha ?) de Candolle C. , ---
------------------------- semperflorens , 0 , Americas , Americas , --- , , B74 d236 , , BL01 04r05

manicata 'Crispa' hort. --- , --- ,
------------------------- rhizomatous crested erect , Gireoudia , Americas , Mexico , --- , , B73 d131 , , B98 r137

manicata var. 'alba' --- , --- , is manicata Brongniart var. aureo-maculata Ziesenhenne R. , 1988
------------------------- rhizomatous erect , Gireoudia , Americas , Mexico , --- , B88 a087 , , ,

manicata var. 'aureo-maculata' --- , --- , is manicata Brongniart var. aureo-maculata Ziesenhenne R. , 1988
------------------------- rhizomatous erect , Gireoudia , Americas , Mexico , --- , B88 a087 , , ,

manicata var. aureomaculata 'Crispa' (or manicata "Aureo-maculata Crispa' ?) --- , --- ,
------------------------- rhizomatous crested erect , Gireoudia , Americas , Mexico , --- , , , , B90 r189

manicata var.'aurea varigata' --- , --- , is manicata Brongniart var. aureo-maculata Ziesenhenne R. , 1988
------------------------- rhizomatous erect , Gireoudia , Americas , Mexico , --- , B88 a087 , , ,

marmorea --- , --- ,
------------------------- --- , 0 , , --- , --- , , , , B97 r074

masoniana 'Silver' --- , --- ,
------------------------- rhizomatous surface/color , Coelocentrum , Asia , China, Malaysia , 30 , , , , B95 r120

masoniana 'Tricolor' --- , --- ,
------------------------- rhizomatous surface/color , Coelocentrum , Asia , China, Malaysia , 30 , , , , B78 R180

metachroa Fotsch , 1933 , is a hybrid cultivar ,
------------------------- rhizomatous entire/subentire small , - , --- , ----------- , --- , , B92 p172 , B72 d101 , B73 r030

minor 'Alba' syn. nitida odorata --- , --- ,
------------------------- --- , 0 , , --- , --- , , , , B95 r087

nelumbiifolia red vein (maybe ...'Rubra') --- , --- ,
------------------------- rhizomatous , Gireoudia , Americas , Mexico, Costa Rica , , , , ,

nelumbiifolia 'Rubra' Schlechtendal & Chamisso , --- ,
------------------------- --- , Gireoudia , Americas , Mexico, Costa Rica , --- , , , B02 r096

nelumbiifolia 'Rubrofolia' ( maybe ...'Rubra') --- , --- ,
------------------------- --- , Gireoudia , Americas , Mexico, Costa Rica , , , , ,

odorata var. alba (or ....'Alba' ?) Willdenow , --- , is odorata 'Alba' hort. , ---
------------------------- --- , Begonia , Americas , West Indies , --- , , , , B97 r052

odorata var. rosa (or odorata rosa or rosea hort. ?) --- , --- ,
------------------------- shrub-like bare mid , Begonia , Americas , West Indies , --- , , ,

perfectifolia --- , --- , is 'Perfectifolia' ,
------------------------- --- , - , --- , --- , --- , , ,

plebeja 'Tenuifolia' --- , --- ,
------------------------- rhizomatous erect , Gireoudia , Americas , Mexico, Nicaragua , --- , , , , B92 r066

popenoei 'Florida' --- , --- ,
------------------------- --- , 0 , , --- , --- , , , , B90 r205

'Porterville' Ziesenhenne R. , 1980 , is U221 ,
------------------------- --- , 0 , , --- , , , , ,

prismatocarpa "Varigated" --- , --- , is prismatocarpa 'Variegation' is 'Variegation' ,
------------------------- rhizomatous , Loasibegonia , Africa , Africa W., Equatorial Guinea , --- , , ,

prismatocarpa 'Variegation' --- , --- , is 'Variegation' ( ABS Registration No. 522) ,
------------------------- rhizomatous , Loasibegonia , Africa , Africa W., Equatorial Guinea , --- , B78 a143 , B98 p175 , , B95 r193

pustulata var. argentea --- , --- ,
------------------------- --- , Weilbachia , Americas , Mexico , --- , , ,

pustulata var. argentina hort. --- , --- ,
------------------------- rhizomatous pustular type , Weilbachia , Americas , Mexico , --- , , , , B96 r143

pustulata var. silver --- , --- ,
------------------------- rhizomatous pustular type , Weilbachia , Americas , Mexico , --- , , , , B73 r128

pusulata var. argentea hort. --- , 1952 , is pustulata 'Silver' ,
------------------------- rhizomatous pustular type , Weilbachia , Americas , Mexico , --- , , ,

reniformis 'Longipes' --- , --- , is reniformis , ---
------------------------- thick-stemmed , 0 , Americas , Brazil , --- , , B92 d069 , ,

reniformis 'Vitifolia' --- , --- , is reniformis Dryander 1791 , ---
------------------------- thick-stemmed , 0 , Americas , Brazil , --- , , B92 d109 , ,

reniformis 'Vitifolia Grandis' --- , --- , is reniformis Dryander 1791 , ---
------------------------- thick-stemmed , 0 , Americas , Brazil , --- , , B92 d109 , ,

rex 'Longiciliata' --- , --- ,
------------------------- --- , - , --- , --- , --- , , , B02 r149

richii hort. --- , --- , is thiemei de Candolle C. , 1895
------------------------- rhizomatous compound , Gireoudia , Americas , Honduras, Mexico , --- , , B92 d069 , , B73 r011

rubro-venia 'Silver' (see hatacoa 'Silver' ) --- , --- ,
------------------------- rhizomatous at/below erect , Platycentrum , Asia , China , --- , , , ,

rubro-venia 'Spotted' (see hatacoa 'Spotted' ) --- , --- ,
------------------------- rhizomatous at/below erect , Platycentrum , Asia , China , --- , , , ,

'Rudy's Paulensis' --- , --- ,
------------------------- --- , - , --- , --- , --- , , ,

sarcophylla 'Sartorii' --- , --- , is sarcophylla , ---
------------------------- thick-stemmed , 0 , Americas , Mexico , --- , , , ,

sceptrum hort. ex Rodigas , 1884 , is aconitifolia de Candolle A. , 1859
------------------------- --- , 0 , ,

scharffianna 'Rudy' --- , --- ,
------------------------- --- , Pritzelia , Americas , Brazil , , , , ,

sericoneura 'Pilifera' --- , --- , is sericoneura , ---
------------------------- thick-stemmed , 0 , Americas , America C. , --- , , B92 d069d109 , ,

sericoneura var. "Dr. Birdsey" --- , --- ,
------------------------- --- , Gireoudia , Americas , America C. , --- , , ,

sp. #9 --- , --- ,
------------------------- --- , 0 , , , , , , ,

'Steward's Luxurians' --- , --- ,
------------------------- --- , - , --- , --- , --- , , ,

suffruitcosa Lacy --- , --- ,
------------------------- --- , 0 , ,

suffruitcosa Spotted --- , --- ,
------------------------- --- , 0 , ,

Symbegonia fulvo-villosa Warburg , 1894 ,
------------------------- shrub-like surface/color , 0 , , New Guinea , , , , ,

Symbegonia geraniifolia --- , --- ,
------------------------- --- , 0 , Asia , Papua New Guinea , --- , , B78 d287 , ,

Symbegonia mooreiana --- , --- ,
------------------------- --- , 0 , Asia , Papua New Guinea , --- , , B78 p289 , ,

Symbegonia sanguinea Warburg , --- ,
------------------------- shrub-like surface/color , 0 , Asia , New Guinea , --- , , B99 p171 , B78 d077 , B92 r056

Symbegonia U012 --- , --- ,
------------------------- shrub-like surface/color , 0 , , --- , --- , , B99 p171 , ,

Symbegonia U013 --- , --- ,
------------------------- shrub-like surface/color , 0 , , , , , , ,

taiwaniana 'Albomaculata' --- , --- ,
------------------------- shrub-like , 0 , Asia , Taiwan, China , --- , , B92 d108 , ,

thiemei 'Macdougallii' --- , --- , is thiemei de Candolle C. , 1895
------------------------- rhizomatous , Gireoudia , Americas , Mexico , --- , , B92 d069 , ,

thiemei 'Richii' --- , --- , is thiemei de Candolle C. , 1895
------------------------- rhizomatous , Gireoudia , Americas , Mexico , --- , , B92 d069 , ,

urophylla 'Santae Martae' --- , --- , is urophylla , ---
------------------------- rhizomatous , Gireoudia , Americas , Guatemala, Colombia , --- , , , ,

zebrina hort. angl. ex Klotzsch , 1854 , is angularis var. angularis Raddi , 1820
------------------------- cane-like mid , Pritzelia , Americas , Brazil , --- , , B88 d205 , ,

zip (was chimborazo, was 'Zip' ) --- , --- ,
------------------------- --- , 0 , , --- , --- , B73 a124 , , ,

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