Begonia L.
(begonias)

Interactions where Begonia is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
has sap sucked by Myzus persicae Peach-potato Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae/Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicaepeach-potato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Begoniaceae/Begonia/Begoniabegonias sucks sap of
(live) live is foodplant of Captivity Polyphagotarsonemus latus Broad Mite Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Polyphagotarsonemus latus/Polyphagotarsonemus latusbroad mite Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Begoniaceae/Begonia/Begoniabegoniaslive Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedfeeds on live
(live) live is foodplant of Phytonemus pallidus Cyclamen Mite Trombidiformes: Tarsonemidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Tarsonemidae/Phytonemus pallidus/Phytonemus palliduscyclamen mite Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Begoniaceae/Begonia/Begoniabegoniaslive feeds on live
bud (live, distorted) live, distorted bud has sap sucked by Captivity Aulacorthum circumflexum Mottled Arum Aphid, Crescent-marked Lily Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexum/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexummottled arum aphid, crescent-marked lily aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Begoniaceae/Begonia/Begoniabegoniaslive, distortedbud Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedsucks sap of live, distorted bud
flower (live, distorted) live, distorted flower has sap sucked by Captivity Aulacorthum circumflexum Mottled Arum Aphid, Crescent-marked Lily Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexum/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexummottled arum aphid, crescent-marked lily aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Begoniaceae/Begonia/Begoniabegoniaslive, distortedflower Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedsucks sap of live, distorted flower
green part (live) live green part has sap sucked by Pseudococcus a genus of mealybugs Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pseudococcidae/Pseudococcus/Pseudococcusa genus of mealybugs Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Begoniaceae/Begonia/Begoniabegoniaslivegreen part sucks sap of live green part
growth (young) (stunted, distorted, scarred) stunted, distorted, scarred growth (young) may be infected and damaged by Major Aphelenchoides fragariae Leaf Eelworm Aphelenchida: Aphelenchoididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea (Class)/Aphelenchida/Aphelenchoididae/Aphelenchoides fragariae/Aphelenchoides fragariaeleaf eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Begoniaceae/Begonia/Begoniabegoniasstunted, distorted, scarredgrowth (young)Major infects and damages stunted, distorted, scarred growth (young)
leaf (live, distorted) live, distorted leaf has sap sucked by Captivity Aulacorthum circumflexum Mottled Arum Aphid, Crescent-marked Lily Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexum/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexummottled arum aphid, crescent-marked lily aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Begoniaceae/Begonia/Begoniabegoniaslive, distortedleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedsucks sap of live, distorted leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has sap sucked by Captivity Saissetia coffeae Hemispherical Scale Hemiptera: Coccidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Saissetia coffeae/Saissetia coffeaehemispherical scale Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Begoniaceae/Begonia/Begoniabegoniasliveleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedsucks sap of live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is foodplant of larva Thrips tabaci Onion Thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips tabaci/Thrips tabacionion thripslarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Begoniaceae/Begonia/Begoniabegoniasliveleaf larva feeds on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is foodplant of adult Thrips tabaci Onion Thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips tabaci/Thrips tabacionion thripsadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Begoniaceae/Begonia/Begoniabegoniasliveleaf adult feeds on live leaf
leaf (yellow, transparent) yellow, transparent leaf may be infected and damaged by Major Aphelenchoides fragariae Leaf Eelworm Aphelenchida: Aphelenchoididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea (Class)/Aphelenchida/Aphelenchoididae/Aphelenchoides fragariae/Aphelenchoides fragariaeleaf eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Begoniaceae/Begonia/Begoniabegoniasyellow, transparentleafMajor infects and damages yellow, transparent leaf
root root is galled by Major Meloidogyne root-knot eelworms Tylenchida: Meloidogynidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea (Class)/Tylenchida/Meloidogynidae/Meloidogyne/Meloidogyneroot-knot eelworms Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Begoniaceae/Begonia/BegoniabegoniasrootMajor causes gall of root
root root may be infected and damaged by Major Pratylenchus root-lesion eelworms Tylenchida: Pratylenchidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea (Class)/Tylenchida/Pratylenchidae/Pratylenchus/Pratylenchusroot-lesion eelworms Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Begoniaceae/Begonia/BegoniabegoniasrootMajor infects and damages root
stem (esp. base) stem (esp. base) is galled by Rhizobium radiobacter Crown Gall - causative organism Rhizobiales: Rhizobiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Proteobacteria/Alphaproteobacteria/Rhizobiales/Rhizobiaceae/Rhizobium radiobacter/Rhizobium radiobactercrown gall (causative organism) Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Begoniaceae/Begonia/Begoniabegoniasstem (esp. base) causes gall of stem (esp. base)
stem (live, distorted) live, distorted stem has sap sucked by Captivity Aulacorthum circumflexum Mottled Arum Aphid, Crescent-marked Lily Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexum/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexummottled arum aphid, crescent-marked lily aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Begoniaceae/Begonia/Begoniabegoniaslive, distortedstem Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedsucks sap of live, distorted stem
stem (live) live stem has sap sucked by Captivity Saissetia coffeae Hemispherical Scale Hemiptera: Coccidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Saissetia coffeae/Saissetia coffeaehemispherical scale Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Begoniaceae/Begonia/Begoniabegoniaslivestem Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedsucks sap of live stem
tuber tuber is grazed by subterranean larva Major Otiorhynchus sulcatus Vine Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Otiorhynchus (Dorymerus) sulcatus/Otiorhynchus (Dorymerus) sulcatusvine weevilsubterraneanlarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cucurbitales/Begoniaceae/Begonia/BegoniabegoniastuberMajor subterranean larva grazes on tuber

Begonia (begonias) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
RHSRHS Gardening For Allwww.rhs.org.uk/index.asp
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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references
Begonia rex
Painted-leaf Begonia
Species 1 trophisms
Begonia sp. cult.
garden begonias
Species aggregate 3 trophisms
Begonia tuberhybrida
a begonia
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusBegonia (begonias)
FamilyBEGONIACEAE (begonia family)
OrderCUCURBITALES (cucurbits, cucumbers and melons)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Begonia (begonias)

Begonia (begonias) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Begonia (begonias):

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