Begonia and related websites
March 6, 2013
Links to Links:
Begonia Web - Laurie Bounswell’s website
KOLZ BEGONIA RESEARCH CENTER
The International Database of the BEGONIACEAE
Brad Thompson’s website:
Cyndi’s List of Garden Catalog
Dave’s Garden website -forums, garden links
Gardenweb begonia forum
RHS Plant Finder (kicks out a lot of UK begonia sources)
Begonia Plant and Seed Sources:
United States
ABS Kelley Seed Fund (US)
Ades and Gish Nurseries (San Marcos. California)
AG3 (Eustis, Florida) wholesale
Aladdin’s Nursery / Pedrick’s Corner (Freedom, California)
Annie's Annuals & Perennials (Richmond, California)
Avant Gardens (Dartmouth, Massachusetts)
Baker’s Acres Greenhouses (Alexanderia, Ohio)
Big Dipper (Black Diamond, Washington)
Black Jungle Terrarium Supply (US –Turners Falls, Massachusetts)
Booman Floral (wholesale)(Vista, California) rex begonias
Brent and Becky’s Bulbs (Gloucester, Virginia)
Carol's Greenhouse & Gardens (Salem, Oregon)
Cistus Nursery (Portland, Oregon)
Davidson Greenhouse (US- Crawsfordville, Indiana)
Dragon Agro Products (Kendall Park, New Jersey)
Far Reach Farms (Port Townsend, Washington)
Four Star Greenhouse (Carleton, Michigan) wholesale only
Gardin Nursery (Delray Beach, Florida)
Glasshouse Works (Stewart, Ohio)
Golden State Direct (Santa Rosa, California)
or
Green Thumbs Galore (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Greenfield Perennials – (Maineville, Ohio)
Harris Seed - (Rochester, New York)
Hermann Englemann Greenhouses (Apopka, Florida) wholesale
Heronswood Nursery (Kingston, Washington)
Hilltop Nursery (Ash Grove, Missouri)
Hortulus Farms (Wrightstown, Pennsylvania)
Indianapolis Museum of Art (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Madeline F. Elder Greenhouse and Shop
Kartuz Greenhouses (Vista, California)
Lauray’s of Salisbury (Salisbury, Connecticut)
Lazy S Farm (Barboursville,Virginia)
Logee’s (Danielson, Connecticut)
Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses (Dolgeville, New York)
McClure and Zimmerman (Randoph, Wisconsin)
Meadowbrook Gardens (Meadowbrook, PA)
Meadow View Growers (New Carlisle, Ohio)
Mountain Orchids (North Springfield, Vermont)
New England Seed Company (Hartford, Connecticut)
Niche Gardens (North Carolina)
North Haven Gardens (Dallas, Texas )
(home page)
and
(begonia list - several years out of date)
NC Farms (Indian Trail,North Carolina) wholesale
Palm Hammoch Orchid Estates (Miami, Florida)
or
Patty’s Plants and Antiques (Winfield, Kansas)
Peace Tree Farms (Kintnersville, Pennsylvania) wholesale
Pepper's Greenhouses / Accents for Home and Garden (US – Milton, Delaware)
Planet Begonia - Greg Sytch (New Port Richey, Florida)
Plants Delight Nursery (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Plant Peddler (US – Cresco, Iowa) wholesale / retail
Plantsmith Nursery – wholesale (Scotts Mill, Oregon)
Portland Nursery (Portland, Oregon) Carries begonias grown by former Cloud Valley Nursery, no mail-order
Quaking Grass Nursery (Brooklyn, Connecticut )
Rex Begonias -- Wholesale rex begonias(Apopka, Florida)
Rob’s Greenhouse (Naples, New York)
Secret Gardens Growers (Canby, Oregon)
Sequim Rare Plants (Sequim, Washington)
Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery, Talent, (Talent, Oregon)
Steve’s Leaves (Dallas, Texas)
Stutzmans Greenhouse (Hutchinson, Kansas)
Taylor Greenhouses (Portland, New York)
Terra Nova Nurseries – wholesale only (Canby, Oregon)
Toni’s Home Nursery (Austin, Texas)
Tropical World Nursery (Boynton Beach, Florida)
and
Vandenberg Perennials (Chester, New York)
Victoria’s Sign of the Dove (Cumming, Georgia)
Vintage Hill Nursery (Franklin, Missouri)
Weidner’s (Encinitas, California)
White Flower Farm (Leichfield, Connecticut)
Canada
Lindenberg Seed (Brandon, Manitoba)
Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.(Richmond, British Columbia)
Understory Enterprises (Chatham,Ontario)
Latin America
Brazilian begonia seeds - Mauro Peixoto’s website (Brazil - Sao Paulo State)
Ecuagenera Cia Ltd., (Cuenca, Ecuador)
United Kingdom
Blackmore and Langdon (Pensford, Bristol)
Cally Gardens (Castle Douglas, Scotland)
Chiltern seed (Wallingford, England.)
Constantine Garden Nursery (Falmouth, Cornwall)
Crug Farms (Griffith's Crossing, Caernarfon, Gwynedd)
Dibley’s Nurseries (Llanelidan, Ruthin, North Wales)
Halsway’s Gardens (Taunton, Somerset, England)
Himalayan Gardens (Angus, Scotland):
Long Acre Plants (South Marsh, Charlton Musgrove, Wincanton, Somerset)
or
Rhodes and Rockliffe (Nazeing, Essex, England)
World Plants, Ltd. (UK – Chichester, West Sussex)
France
B&T World Seed (France - Aigues-Vives)
Hodnik Nursery (France - St-Maurice-sur-Fessard)
Jardin Exotique De Cosy Home (France - Mellese)
Le Jardin de Roucheville (France – La Moutte, Viviers)
Other Europe
Beekenkamp (Maasdijk, Netherlands)
Kwekerij De Kleine Plantage (Netherlands)
Rare Palm Seeds (Germany - Munich)
Vitrofolia (Poland – Trzecacz) (mainly Reigers, but also B. ‘Silver Splendor’)
Vivio Corazza (Italy - Pietrasnata)
Australia / New Zealand
AABS Seed Fund (Australia)
Australian Begonia Company (Australia - Victoria)
Begonia World and Nursery(Christchurch, New Zealand)
Cox’s Begonia World (NZ – Christchurch)
Graeme Peake - private grower also sells tuberous begonias (New Zealand – Auckland)
Asia
Asiatic Green Nursery(Singapore)
Chen Yi Nursery (China - Beijing)
Epiphytica Nursery (Thailand - Phothararm, Rachaburi)
Ganesh Mani Pradhan & Son Kalimpong (India – Kalimpong,West Bengal , India)
Africa
Petal Faire (South Africa - Colbyn Pretoria)
Ebay sellers:
Begonia Societies
United States
American Begonia Society
ABS Astro Branch (US –Houston, Texas)
ABS Buxton branch (US – Boston, Massachusetts)
ABSDelawareValley Branch (US - Pennsylvania / Maryland)
ABS Houston branch (US – Texas)
ABS – Mable Corwin branch (US - San Diego, California)
ABS Marge Lee Branch (US – San Diego, California)
and
Begonia Research / Library maintained by ML Branch
ABS – Miami branch (US - Florida)
ABS Palm Beach branch (US - Florida)
ABS Rhode Island Branch (US – Rhode Island)
Begonia.googlepages.com/home
ABS – San Francisco (US - California)
ABS - San GabrielValley Branch
Australia
Association of Australian Begonia Societies (Australia)
Australia - Melbourne
Australia – Queensland
Australia – South Australia
Australia - New South Wales
Australia - Victorian Begonia Society
Australia – Western Australia
Canada
British Columbia Fuchsia and Begonia Society (Canada)
Denmark
Begonia Klubben (Denmark)
France
l'Association Francaise des Amateurs de Bégonias (France)
Japan
Japan Begonia Society
(Japanese)
and
(English)
and
United Kingdom
East of Scotland Begonia Society (UK)
National Begonia Society (UK)
Scottish Begonia Society (UK)
or
New Zealand
Auckland Begonia Circle - Home
Canterbury Begonia Circle - NZ
New Zealand
Botanic Gardens, Academic Organizations
Australia
Special Plant Collections
Begonia, Aust Begonia Societies Ref Coll / Ballarat Botanical GardensBegonia, tuberous / Phillips Gardens
Begonia, tuberous / Wombat Hill Botanical Gardens
Ballarat Botanical Gardens - Ballarat Victoria Australia
Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
Royal Botanic Gardens – New South Wales
The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney & the Domain
Belgium
NationalBotanic Garden of Belgium
Canada
Montreal Botanical Gardens – Begonia website (in French)
China
South China Botanical Garden - Guangzou
Kunming Institute of Botany
CzechRepublic
Katalog botanických zahrad - Czech Republic
France
CONSERVATOIRE DU BEGONIA
Collection Végétale Spécialisée, agréée Collection Nationale du genre Begonia.
Propriété de la Ville de Rochefort.
LyonBotanical Garden (France)
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Paris, France - Les Serres d Auteuil
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United States
KolzBegoniaResearchCenter
BrooklynBotanical Garden – Mark Tebbit
FairchildBotanical Garden
FWBG - Begonia Species Bank
and
and
Lotusland (US - Santa Barbara, CA)
Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
Missouri Botanical Garden
New York Botanical Gardens
Virtual Herbarium
New England Tropical Conservatory
Norfolk Botanical Garden - Virginia
MountHolyokeCollegeBotanical Garden
Mary Selby Botanic Gardens (Florida)
Myriad Botanical Gardens (Oklahoma City)
OhioStateUniversity – germplasm project
J.C. Raulston Arboretum (Raleigh, North Carolina)
San Francisco Botanical Gardens
Indonesia
Bali Botanic Gardens
Singapore
Singapore Botanic Gardens
(see also:
New Zealand
WellingtonBotanical Garden
United Kingdom
KewGardens (UK)
Herbarium
The M.L. MacIntyre Begonia Trust
RoyalBotanical Garden- Edinburgh – begonia research (UK)
Begonia Conservation
Botanical Gardens Conservation International –Begonias under Threat
Association of Australian Begonia Societies – Protectors and Lovers of Species
American Begonia Society – Save Our Species
Conservation of the British National Begonia Collection by micropropagation
New Phytologist(1991) 119, 169-181 (JSTOR)
Technical Articles
Asian Flora (Begoniacae)
Asian Begonia: out of Africa via the Himalayas?
Bali and Lombok species of Begonia (Begoniaceae)
BEGONIACEAE
Part I: Illustrated Key
Part 11: Annotated Species List
The Begonia of Vera Cruz: Additions and Revisions dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/2654204.pdf
Begonia section Petermannia (Begoniaceae) on Palawan (Philippines), including two new species
Begonia aurantiflora (sect. Coelocentrum, Begoniacae),a new species from limestone areas in Guangxi, China
Begonia austrotaiwanensis (Begoniaceae), a new species from southern Taiwan
biostor.org/reference/3627
Begonia bamaensis (sect. Coelocentrum, Begoniacea), a new species from limestone areas in Guangxi, China
Begonia bataiensis Kiew, a New Species in Section Leprosae ...
Begonia blancii (sect. Diplocclinium, Begoniaceae),a new species endemic to the Philippine island of Palawan
Begoniaxbreviscapa (Begoniaceae), a new intersectional natural hybrid from limestone areas in Guangxi, China
Begoniaceae da Estação Biológica de Santa Lúcia, município de Santa Teresa, Estado do Espírito Santo, Brasil
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Begonia chongzuoensis (sect. Coelocentrum, Begoniaceae), a new calciphile from Guangxi, China
Begonia ×chungii (Begoniaceae), a new natural hybrid inTaiwan
Begonia cladotricha (Begoniaceae): A new species form Laos
Begonia coptidifolis, a new species from China
Begonia droopiae Ardi (Begoniaceae), a New Species of Begonia from West Sumatra …
Begonia fangii, a new species from Guangxi, China
Begonia goudoti (Kew)
Begonia guaniana (Begoniaceae), a new species from China - SEKJ
Begonia hongkongenesis (Begoniacae), a new species from Hong Kong
Begonia kingdom-wardii (Begoniacae), a new species from Myanmar
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Begonia kui (sect. Coelocentrum, Begoniaceae), a new species from Vietnam
Begonia liuyanii (sect. Coelocentrum, Begoniaceae), a new species from limestone areas in Guangxi, China
The Begonias of New Guinea – an overview
Begonia pengii (sect. Coelocentrum, Begoniaceae), a new species from limestone areas in Guangxi, China
Begonia picturata (sect. Coelocentrum, Begoniaceae), a new species from limestone areas in Guangxi, China
Begonia pteridiformis (Begoniaceae), a new species from Thailand
Begonia pulvinifera (sect. Diploclinium, Begoniaceae), a new species from limestone areas in Guangxi, China
Begonia ravenii (Begoniaceae), a new species from Taiwan
Begonia rubinea (sect. Platycentrum, Begoniaceae), a new species from Guizhou, China
Begonia section Petermannia (Begoniaceae) on Palawan (Phillipines), including two new species
Begonia sosefiana (Begoniaceae). A New Species in Section Loasibegonia from Gabon
Begonia ×taipeiensis (Begoniaceae), a new natural hybrid in
Begonia tetralobata (Begoniacae), a new species from China
Begonia varipeltata (Begoniaceae): a new peltate species from Sulawesi, Indonesia
The Begonia of Veracruz: additions and revisions
dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/2654204.pdf
Begonia wallich – Phytologia – Jack Golding’ s notes
Begonia nomenclature notes, 2. The Begonia in Wallich'
Breeding Cold Hardy Begonias (USDA /ARS Poplarville, Mississippi
Delimitation of Begonia L. sections Diploclinium andBaryandra (Begoniaceae) in the Philippines
Distribution Patterns of Begonia species in the Nepal Himallaya
Eleven new species of Begonia L. (Begoniaceae) from Laos and Vietnam
Emended Circumscription of Begonia silletensis (Begoniaceae) and Description of a New Subspecies from Yunnan, China
Description of a New Subspecies from Yunnan, China
The Evolution of Begonia Section Gireoudia in Central America
Field surveys of natural populations of Begonia L. in Thailand.
First macrofossil record of Begonia (Begoniaceae)
Five new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Taiwan
Four new species of Begonia sect. Coelocentrum (Begoniaceae) from limestone areas in Guangxi, China
Four new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Sulawesi f
The genus Begonia L. (Begoniaceae) in São Tomé and Príncipe
Hillebrandia sandwicensis (abstract American Journal of Botany. 2004;91:905-917.)© 2004 Botanical Society of America, Inc.)
The limestone flora of Sumatra
A new endemic species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) form Socotra Archipelago
A new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from the Atlantic forest of Espírito Santo, Brazil
A new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) for Guangxi, China
A new species of Begonia section Loasibegonia (Begoniaceae)from the Monte Alen region,Equatorial
A new species of Begonia (Begoniacae) from Peninsular Thailand.
A new species of fleshy-fruited Begonia (Begoniaceae) from the Masoala Peninsula,Madagascar
New species and notes on Begonia (Begoniaceae) form Mexico and Central America
Nine new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) form South and West Sulawesi, Indonesia
Notes on Begonia (sect. Coelocentrum, Begoniaceae) from Guangxi, China, with the report of two new species .
Notas nomenclaturais em Begonia L. (Begoniaceae)
Notes on the geography of South-East AsianBegonia and species diversity in montaneforests
Notes on Vietnamese Begonia (Begoniaceae), including three new species
Novelties in Begonia sect. Platycentrum for China: B. crocea, sp nov and B. xanthina Hook., a new distributional record
The origin of a mega-diverse genus: dating Begonia (Begoniaceae) using alternative datasets, calibrations and relaxed clock methods
The Origin of Diversity in Begonia: Genome Dynamism, Population Processes
and Phylogenetic Patterns
A Phylogeny of Begonia Using Nuclear Ribosomal Sequence Data and
Morphological Characters
Phylogenetic position and biogeography of Hillebrandia sandwicensis (Begoniaceae): a rare Hawaiian relict1
Plant Species in the Taman sari
Plants of Southern Africa (8 entries)
Prof. Olivier on a New Species of Begoniacae (Hillebrandia,1866)
Rediscovery of an endemic and endangered plant (Begonia tessaricarpa C.B. Clarke) from Arunachal Pradesh, India, after a century
The Rediscovery of Philippine Begonias
Research Distribution Patterns of Begonia species in the Nepal Himalaya Sangeeta Rajbhandary
A Renewed Search for Philippine Begonia
begonia.pdf
A REVISION OF BEGONIA SECTION DIPLOCLINIUM (BEGONIACEAE) ON THE
PHILIPPINE ISLAND OF PALAWAN, INCLUDING FIVE NEW SPECIES
A revision of Begonia sect. Sphenanthera (Hassk.) Warb.from Sumatra
Searching for Sumatran Begonia described by William Jack: following in the footsteps of a 19th century Scottish botanist
SE Asia Begonia database
Seven New Species of Begonia from Sumatra
Some Bolivian Plants
Synopsis of the Chinese species of Begonia (Begoniaceae), with a reappraisal of sectional delimitation
Three New Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Mexico
Three new species and a new subspecies of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Asia
Three New Species of Begonia Sect. Platycentrumfrom Nepal
Three new taxa of Begonia (sect. Coelocentrum,(Begoniaceae) from limestone areas in Guangxi, China
TWO NEW SPECIES OF BEGONIA(BEGONIACEAE) FROM SOUTH SULAWESI,
INDONESIA
Two new species of Begonia (sect. Coelocentrum, Begoniaceae) from limestone areas in Guangxi, China:B. arachnoidea and B. subcoriacea
UD Department of Agriculture _ National Ornamental Germplasma Report (1995)
West to east dispersal and subsequent rapid diversification of the mega-diverse genus Begonia(Begoniaceae) in the Malaysian archipelago (abstract)
JSTOR
Currently, individuals can (as an “experimental” project)search academic journals, read on-line 3 articles per two-week period. Cannot print or down-load articles. (See Register & Read at for details)
Sample of begonia articles listed:
Taxonomy of Begonia longifolia Blume (Begoniaceae) and Related Species
Mark C. Tebbitt
Brittonia, Vol. 55, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 2003), pp. 19-29
Begonia mariannensis (Begoniaceae), a New Species from Trinidad, West Indies
Dieter C. Wasshausen, Tracy McClellan
Brittonia, Vol. 47, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1995), pp. 21-23
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A New Species fo Begonia section Losibegonia (Begoniacae) from the Monte Alen Region, Equitorial Guinea
A New Species of Begonia Section Platycentrum (Begoniaceae) from Vietnam A New Species of Begonia Section Platycentrum (Begoniaceae) from Vietnam
Shui Yu-Min
Novon, Vol. 16, No. 2 (Jul., 2006), pp. 269-271
Novelties in Begonia (Begoniaceae) from the Coastal Forests of Brazil
Eliane De Lima Jacques, Maria Candida Henrique Mamede
Brittonia, Vol. 56, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 2004), pp. 75-81
A New Species of a Peltate-Leaved Begonia (Begoniaceae) from Vietnam
Nguyen Quang Hieu
Novon, Vol. 14, No. 1 (Mar., 2004), pp. 105-107
Begonia hahiepiana, a New Species of Begonia Section Sphenanthera (Begoniaceae) from Vietnam
Nguyen Quang Hieu, Mark C. Tebbitt
Novon, Vol. 16, No. 3 (Oct., 2006), pp. 374-377
Phylogenetic Relationships of Asian Begonia, with an Emphasis on the Evolution of Rain-Ballist and Animal Dispersal Mechanisms in Sections Platycentrum, Sphenanthera and Leprosae
Mark C. Tebbitt, Laura Lowe-Forrest, Anthony Santoriello, Wendy L. Clement, Susan M. Swensen
Systematic Botany, Vol. 31, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 2006), pp. 327-336
Begonia caparaoensis (Begoniaceae), a New Endemic Species from the Atlantic Forest in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Eliane de Lima Jacques, Ludovic Jean Charles Kollmann
Novon, Vol. 19, No. 2 (Jun., 2009), pp. 172-174
Begonia caparaoensis (Begoniaceae), a New Endemic Species from the Atlantic Forest in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Eliane de Lima Jacques, Ludovic Jean Charles Kollmann
Novon, Vol. 19, No. 2 (Jun., 2009), pp. 172-174
Studies on Middle American Begonia (Begoniaceae) II
Kathleen Burt-Utley
Brittonia, Vol. 38, No. 4 (Oct. - Dec., 1986), pp. 333-339
Begonia lyman-smithii (Begoniaceae), a New Species from Oaxaca, Mexico
Kathleen Burt-Utley, John F. Utley
Brittonia, Vol. 39, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1987), pp. 59-62
New Species in Begonia Section Gireoudia (Begoniaceae) from Central America
Kathleen Burt-Utley
Brittonia, Vol. 34, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 1982), pp. 189-198
New and Noteworthy Species in Begonia Section Gireoudia (Begoniaceae) from Mexico
Kathleen Burt-Utley
Brittonia, Vol. 42, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1990), pp. 38-46
Contributions toward a Revision of Begonia Section Weilbachia (Begoniaceae)
Kathleen Burt-Utley, John F. Utley
Novon, Vol. 9, No. 4 (Winter, 1999), pp. 483-489
Amended Descriptions and Revised Sectional Assignment of Some Asian Begonias (Begoniaceae)
Mark C. Tebbitt, James H. Dickson
Brittonia, Vol. 52, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 2000), pp. 112-117
Begonia sect. Mezierea (Gaud.) Warb., a Taxonomic Revision
N. Klazenga, J. J. F. E. de Wilde, R. J. Quené
Bulletin du Jardin botanique national de Belgique / Bulletin van de National Plantentuin van België, Vol. 63, No. 3/4 (Nov. 30, 1994), pp. 263-312