Biology:Begonia tropaeolifolia

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Begonia tropaeolifolia
Photograph of the flowers
Begonia tropaeolifolia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. tropaeolifolia
Binomial name
Begonia tropaeolifolia
A.DC.
Synonyms[2]

Begonia sodiroi C.DC. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 8: 323 (1908)
Begonia spadiciflora L.B.Sm. & B.G.Schub. in Caldasia 4: 97 (1946)
Begonia tropaeolifolia var. puberula L.B.Sm. & B.G.Schub. in Lloydia 13: 87 (1950)

Begonia tropaeolifolia is a species of plant in the family Begoniaceae. It is endemic to Colombia and Ecuador.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

It was first published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 11: 120 in 1859.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4880584 entry