Biology:Begonia fuchsioides

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Begonia fuchsioides
At the Dresden Botanical Garden
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. fuchsioides
Binomial name
Begonia fuchsioides
Synonyms[1]

Begonia fuchsioides, the fuchsia begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae.[2] It is native to Ecuador, Colombia, and western Venezuela, and has been introduced to Hawaii and Réunion.[1] A small bush reaching 2 ft (60 cm), it is hardy to USDA zone 10a.[3]

Hybrids

It is a parent of the following artificial hybrids:[4][5][6]

  • Begonia × ascotiensis J.B.Weber – B. cucullata Willd. × B. fuchsioides Hook.
  • Begonia × digswelliana Dombrain – B. fuchsioides Hook. × B. obliqua L.
  • Begonia × ingramii T.Moore & Ayres – B. fuchsioides Hook. × B. minor Jacq.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15330603 entry