Biology:Begonia heracleifolia
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Begonia
| Begonia heracleifolia | |
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| In a garden setting in India | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. heracleifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Begonia heracleifolia | |
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Begonia heracleifolia, the star begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae.[2] It is native to Mexico and northern Central America, and has been introduced to Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad and Tobago.[1] A widespread species that is adapted to drought, it possesses considerable genetic and morphological variation, particularly in leaf shape and patterning.[3]
References
- โ 1.0 1.1 "Begonia heracleifolia Schltdl. & Cham.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:104828-1.
- โ "Begonia heracleifolia star begonia". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/2014/Begonia-heracleifolia/Details. "Other common names; ... star leaf begonia"
- โ Twyford, Alex D.; Kidner, Catherine A.; Harrison, Nicola; Ennos, Richard A. (2013). "Population history and seed dispersal in widespread Central American Begonia species (Begoniaceae) inferred from plastome-derived microsatellite markers". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 171: 260โ276. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01265.x.
Wikidata ☰ Q9168329 entry
