Biology:Begonia radicans

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of plant in the genus Begonia

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

Begonia radicans, the shrimp begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Begonia, native to southeastern and southern Brazil.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

References

  1. Fl. Flumin. 10: t. 39 (1831)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Begonia radicans Vell.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:105541-1. 
  3. "Begonia radicans Vell. shrimp begonia". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/29079/i-Begonia-radicans-i-Vell/Details. Retrieved 2 November 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15333314 entry