Begonia heracleifolia | |
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In a garden setting in India | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Begoniaceae |
Genus: | Begonia |
Species: | B. heracleifolia |
Binomial name | |
Begonia heracleifolia Schltdl. & Cham. | |
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Begonia heracleifolia, the star begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae. It is native to Mexico and northern Central America, and has been introduced to Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad and Tobago. A widespread species that is adapted to drought, it possesses considerable genetic and morphological variation, particularly in leaf shape and patterning.
References
- ^ "Begonia heracleifolia Schltdl. & Cham". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- "Begonia heracleifolia star begonia". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
Other common names; ... star leaf begonia
- Twyford, Alex D.; Kidner, Catherine A.; Harrison, Nicola; Ennos, Richard A. (2013). "Population history and seed dispersal in widespread Central American Begonia species (Begoniaceae) inferred from plastome-derived microsatellite markers". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 171: 260–276. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01265.x.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Begonia heracleifolia |
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