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Begonia masoniana Irmsch. ex Ziesenh.

Iron Cross Begonia

Native records: 2 botanical areas

China Southeast, Vietnam

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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A perennial / rhizomatous geophyte of wet tropical climates. Native to China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Vietnam.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • China

    • China SoutheastNative

  • Hong Kong

    • China SoutheastNative

  • Macao

    • China SoutheastNative

  • Taiwan, Province of China

    • China SoutheastNative

  • Viet Nam

    • VietnamNative

Climate of the native range

The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.

  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • Am Tropical, monsoon

The same climate occurs in 115 areas worldwide, 113 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map

A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).

Other names

Iron Cross Begonia、iron-cross begonia

Family
Begoniaceae
Genus
Begonia

Other species in Begonia

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    China · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Hong Kong · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Macao · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Taiwan, Province of China · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Viet Nam · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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