Begonia rex

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q2893850
Begonia rex
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Begonia rex

Summary

Begonia rex is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (358 views/month, #1,547 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Begonia rex's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Begonia rex is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Begonia rex is classified within Begonia[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Begonia rex is Begonia rex[6].
  • Begonia rex is used for medicinal plant[7].
  • Begonia rex's Commons category is recorded as Begonia rex[8].
  • Begonia rex's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 52(1)[9].
  • Begonia rex's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=6690[10].
  • Begonia rex's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. rex'}[11].
  • Begonia rex is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '大王秋海棠'}[12].
  • Begonia rex is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '毛叶秋海棠'}[13].
  • Begonia rex is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '长纤秋海棠'}[14].
  • Begonia rex is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '紫叶秋海棠'}[15].
  • Begonia rex is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫叶秋海棠'}[16].
  • Begonia rex is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大王秋海棠'}[17].
  • Begonia rex is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'kraljevska begonija'}[18].
  • Begonia rex's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[19].
  • Begonia rex's taxon range is recorded as People's Republic of China[20].
  • Begonia rex's taxon range is recorded as Tibet Autonomous Region[21].

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Classification

Begonia rex's scientific name is Begonia rex[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Begonia[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '大王秋海棠'}[12], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '毛叶秋海棠'}[13], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '长纤秋海棠'}[14], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '紫叶秋海棠'}[15], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紫叶秋海棠'}[16], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '大王秋海棠'}[17].

Identifiers

Begonia rex's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 327898[22]. Begonia rex's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 200043[23]. Begonia rex's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 2875984[24]. Begonia rex's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4156721[25].

Why It Matters

Begonia rex ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (358 views/month, #1,547 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [23] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . A dataset on inventory and geographical distributions of vascular plants in Beijing, China. wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . botanicni-vrt.si. Retrieved . botanicni-vrt.si. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . A dataset on inventory and geographical distributions of vascular plants in Beijing, China. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . A dataset on inventory and geographical distribution of vascular plants in Xizang, China. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon range People's Republic of China, Tibet Autonomous Region
    Parent taxon Begonia
    Has use medicinal plant
    Instance of taxon
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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