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Begonia sutherlandii Hook.f.

Begonia sutherlandii

Native records: 12 botanical areas

Cape Provinces, Lesotho, Malawi, 9 more areas

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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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Photograph of Begonia sutherlandii

A tuberous geophyte of subtropical climates. Native to South Africa, Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and elsewhere.

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

Distribution areas

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the

    • ZaïreNative

  • Eswatini

    • SwazilandNative

  • Lesotho

    • LesothoNative

  • Malawi

    • MalawiNative

  • Mozambique

    • MozambiqueNative

  • South Africa

    • Cape ProvincesNative
    • Free StateNative
    • KwaZulu-NatalNative
    • Northern ProvincesNative

  • Tanzania, United Republic of

    • TanzaniaNative

  • Zambia

    • ZambiaNative

  • Zimbabwe

    • ZimbabweNative

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.

  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • BSk Arid, steppe, cold
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
  • BWh Arid, desert, hot
  • Af Tropical, rainforest
  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
  • BWk Arid, desert, cold
  • Am Tropical, monsoon

The same climate occurs in 251 areas worldwide, 239 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).

Recorded medicinal uses

The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.

  • Begonia sutherlandii is recorded as used medicinally.

    Source location: p.248, left column, line 16

    World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715

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Family
Begoniaceae
Genus
Begonia

Other species in Begonia

Sources

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

    Congo, Democratic Republic of the · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Lesotho · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Mozambique · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Malawi · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Eswatini · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Tanzania, United Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    South Africa · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Zambia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Zimbabwe · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

Image information

  • Photograph of Begonia sutherlandii

    Joseph Dalton Hooker · Public domain · File page