Begonia domingensis | |
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Flowers | |
Begonia domingensis is shrubby, and tends to spread wider than it is tall | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Begoniaceae |
Genus: | Begonia |
Species: | B. domingensis |
Binomial name | |
Begonia domingensis A.DC. | |
Synonyms | |
Begonia domingensis var. oligostemon Urb. |
Begonia domingensis, the peanut-brittle begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to the Dominican Republic. A bush or shrub begonia, it is occasionally cultivated, more for its well-behaved growth form than for its flowers or foliage.
References
- ^ "Begonia domingensis A.DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Begonia domingensis A. Dc. peanut-brittle begonia". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- Tebbitt, Mark C. (2005). Begonias: Cultivation, Identification, and Natural History. Timber Press. ISBN 9780881927337.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Begonia domingensis |
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