Biology:Begonia carolineifolia

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Begonia

Begonia carolineifolia
Begonia carolineifolia kz05.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. carolineifolia
Binomial name
Begonia carolineifolia
Regel[1]
Synonyms[2]

Begonia carolineifolia, the palm leaf begonia, palmate begonia or hand begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Begonia native to central and southern Mexico and northern Central America.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

References

  1. Gartenflora 1: 259 (1852)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Begonia carolineifolia Regel". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:104377-1. 
  3. "Begonia carolineifolia". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/102278/i-Begonia-carolineifolia-i/Details. Retrieved 2 November 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15328861 entry