Begonia sutherlandii Hook.f. [family BEGONIACEAE], in Bot. Mag. 94: t. 5689 (1868); Irmsch. in E.J. 81: 162 (1961); Wilczek in F.C.B., Begoniaceae: 50 (1969); Kupicha in F.Z. 4: 503 (1978); Cribb & Leedal, Mountain Fl. S Tanzania: 55, pl. 8b (1982). Type: specimen cultivated in UK, York, June 1867, Backhouse s.n. (not found)
Begonia flava Marais [family BEGONIACEAE], in Fl. Pl. S. Afr. 31: t. 1233 (1956); Irmsch. in E.J. 81: 172 (1962). Type: Mozambique, Manica, Garuso, 1952, Schweikerdt s.n. (PRE, holo.)
Begonia sutherlandii Irmsch. var. subcuneata [family BEGONIACEAE], in E.J. 81: 164 (1962). Type: Tanzania, Rungwe District: Kyimbila, Stolz 1042 (B, holo.)
Begonia sutherlandii (Irmsch.) Kupicha subsp. latior [family BEGONIACEAE], in F.Z. 4: 503 (1978). Type: Zambia, above Mukuma, Inono Falls, Richards 3699 (B, holo.; K, SRGH, iso.)
Begonia sutherlandii Irmsch. forma densiserrata [family BEGONIACEAE], in E.J. 81: 169, t. 9 fig. 2 (1961). Type: Tanzania, Mbeya District: Utengule, Stolz 160 (B, holo.)
Begonia sutherlandii Irmsch. var. rubrifolia [family BEGONIACEAE], in E.J. 81: 169 (1962). Type: Tanzania, Njombe District: Kipengere Range, Richards 7767 (K!, holo.)
Begonia sutherlandii Irmsch. var. minuscula [family BEGONIACEAE], in E.J. 81: 170 (1962); Wilczek in F.C.B., Begoniaceae: 51 (1969). Type: Tanzania, Songea District: Matogoro Hills, Milne-Redhead & Taylor 8471 (K!, holo.)