Biology:Begonia thiemei
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Short description: Species of plant
| Begonia thiemei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. thiemei
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| Binomial name | |
| Begonia thiemei | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Begonia macdougallii Ziesenh. | |
Begonia thiemei, the palm leaf begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to southeastern Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras.[1] A perennial reaching 20 cm (8 in) tall but spreading to 46 cm (18 in) wide, it is cultivated for its palmate foliage.[2] A cultivar, 'Purpurea', is often called Begonia macdougallii var. purpurea in the trade.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Begonia thiemei C.DC." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/30943-2.
- ↑ "Palm Leaf Begonia (Begonia thiemei)". The National Gardening Association. 2023. https://garden.org/plants/view/118185/Palm-Leaf-Begonia-Begonia-thiemei.
- ↑ "Begonia thiemei 'Purpurea'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2023. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/257077/i-begonia-thiemei-i-purpurea/details.
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