Biology:Begonia decandra
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Short description: Species of plant
| Begonia decandra | |
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| File:Begonia decandra.jpg | |
| Habit | |
| File:Begonia decandra - El Yunque nat park PR IMG 2012.JPG | |
| In El Yunque National Forest | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. decandra
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| Binomial name | |
| Begonia decandra Pav. ex A.DC.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Begonia decandra, the native begonia or corazón de poeta, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, found only in Puerto Rico.[1][2] An understory herb, its veins exude red sap when crushed.[3] The plant prefers low light, with excessive light exposure sometimes leading to death.[4] The white flowers most commonly bloom from April to October.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Begonia decandra Pav. ex A.DC." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/104525-1.
- ↑ Gann, GD; Trejo-Torres, JC (2023). "Begonia decandra". Delray Beach, Florida: The Institute for Regional Conservation. https://www.regionalconservation.org/ircs/database/plants/PlantPagePR.asp?TXCODE=Begodeca. "Begonia nativa, Begonia de sierra, Begonia de poeta, Corazón de poeta"
- ↑ Wagner, Richard J.; Wagner, Anstiss B.; Howard, Richard A. (1969). "The Ecology of an Elfin Forest in Puerto Rico, 9. Chemical Studies of Colored Leaves". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 50 (4): 556–565. doi:10.5962/p.337641.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 S, Cordero; A, Roberto (6 January 1990). "Effect of two natural light regimes and nutrient addition on the forest herb Begonia decandra (Begoniaceae)". Revista de Biología Tropical (Universidad de Costa Rica) 48 (2-3): 579–586. ISSN 0034-7744. https://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442000000200029. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
Wikidata ☰ Q5724607 entry
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