Biology:Begonia decandra

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Short description: Species of plant

Begonia decandra
Begonia decandra.jpg
Habit
Begonia decandra - El Yunque nat park PR IMG 2012.JPG
In El Yunque National Forest
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. decandra
Binomial name
Begonia decandra
Pav. ex A.DC.
Synonyms[1]
  • Begonia decandra Sessé & Moc.
  • Begonia portoricensis A.DC.

Begonia decandra, the native begonia or corazón de poeta, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, found only in Puerto Rico.[1][2] An understory herb, its veins exude red sap when crushed.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Begonia decandra Pav. ex A.DC." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/104525-1. 
  2. Gann, GD; Trejo-Torres, JC (2023). "Begonia decandra". Delray Beach, Florida: The Institute for Regional Conservation. https://www.regionalconservation.org/ircs/database/plants/PlantPagePR.asp?TXCODE=Begodeca. "Begonia nativa, Begonia de sierra, Begonia de poeta, Corazón de poeta" 
  3. Wagner, Richard J.; Wagner, Anstiss B.; Howard, Richard A. (1969). "The Ecology of an Elfin Forest in Puerto Rico, 9. Chemical Studies of Colored Leaves". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 50 (4): 556–565. doi:10.5962/p.337641. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5724607 entry