Begonia is a
genusIn biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the
flowering plantThe flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
family
BegoniaceaeBegoniaceae is a family of flowering plants with about 1400 species occurring in the subtropics and tropics of both the New World and Old World. All but one of the species are in the genus Begonia. The only other genus in the family, Hillebrandia, is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and has a single...
and is a perennial. The only other members of the family Begoniaceae are
HillebrandiaHillebrandia sandwicensis is a species of a herbaceous perennial flowering plant native to some of the Hawaiian Islands. Common names include aka aka awa and pua maka nui. The genus name honors the German physician William Hillebrand....
, a genus with a single species in the
Hawaiian IslandsThe Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, numerous smaller islets, and undersea seamounts in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some 1,500 miles from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll...
, and the genus Symbegonia which more recently was included in Begonia. "Begonia" is the common name as well as the generic name for all members of the genus.
The genus name, coined by
Charles PlumierCharles Plumier was a French botanist, after whom the Frangipani genus Plumeria is named. Plumier is considered one of the most important of the botanical explorers of his time...
, a French patron of
botanyBotany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
, honors
Michel BégonMichel Bégon, known as Michel V Bégon or le Grand Bégon was a French ancien regime official...
, a former governor of the French colony of
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. It was adopted by Linnaeus. As a member of the order Curcurbitales, begonias are relatively closely related to such food crops as
pumpkinA pumpkin is a gourd-like squash of the genus Cucurbita and the family Cucurbitaceae . It commonly refers to cultivars of any one of the species Cucurbita pepo, Cucurbita mixta, Cucurbita maxima, and Cucurbita moschata, and is native to North America...
s / squash,
gourdA gourd is a plant of the family Cucurbitaceae. Gourd is occasionally used to describe crops like cucumbers, squash, luffas, and melons. The term 'gourd' however, can more specifically, refer to the plants of the two Cucurbitaceae genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita or also to their hollow dried out shell...
s,
cucumberThe cucumber is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, which includes squash, and in the same genus as the muskmelon. The plant is a creeping vine which bears cylindrical edible fruit when ripe. There are three main varieties of cucumber: "slicing", "pickling", and...
s, and
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s.
Description
With around 1,500 species, Begonia is
the sixth largest angiosperm genus. The species are terrestrial (sometimes epiphytic)
herbExcept in botanical usage, an herb is "any plant with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavoring, food, medicine, or perfume" or "a part of such a plant as used in cooking"...
s or undershrubs and occur in subtropical and tropical moist climates, in
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and
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,
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and southern
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. Terrestrial species in the wild are commonly upright-
stemmedA stem is one of two main structural axes of a vascular plant. The stem is normally divided into nodes and internodes, the nodes hold buds which grow into one or more leaves, inflorescence , conifer cones, roots, other stems etc. The internodes distance one node from another...
, rhizomatous, or
tuberousTuberous begonias are a group of Begonia cultivars, regarded as some of the most spectacular of the genus....
. The plants are monoecious, with unisexual male and female flowers occurring separately on the same plant, the male containing numerous
stamenThe stamen is the pollen producing reproductive organ of a flower...
s, the female having a large inferior
ovaryIn the flowering plants, an ovary is a part of the female reproductive organ of the flower or gynoecium. Specifically, it is the part of the pistil which holds the ovule and is located above or below or at the point of connection with the base of the petals and sepals...
and two to four branched or twisted stigmas. In most species the
fruitIn broad terms, a fruit is a structure of a plant that contains its seeds.The term has different meanings dependent on context. In non-technical usage, such as food preparation, fruit normally means the fleshy seed-associated structures of certain plants that are sweet and edible in the raw state,...
is a winged
capsuleIn botany a capsule is a type of simple, dry fruit produced by many species of flowering plants. A capsule is a structure composed of two or more carpels that in most cases is dehiscent, i.e. at maturity, it splits apart to release the seeds within. A few capsules are indehiscent, for example...
containing numerous minute seeds, although baccate fruits are also known. The
leavesA leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants....
, which are often large and variously marked or variegated, are usually asymmetric (unequal-sided).
Because of their sometimes showy flowers of white, pink, scarlet or yellow color and often attractively marked leaves, many species and innumerable hybrids and
cultivarA cultivar'Cultivar has two meanings as explained under Formal definition. When used in reference to a taxon, the word does not apply to an individual plant but to all those plants sharing the unique characteristics that define the cultivar. is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable...
s are cultivated. The genus is unusual in that species throughout the genus, even those coming from different continents, can frequently be hybridized with each other, and this has led to an enormous number of cultivars. The American Begonia Society classifies begonias into several major groups: cane-like, shrub-like,
tuberousTuberous begonias are a group of Begonia cultivars, regarded as some of the most spectacular of the genus....
, rhizomatous, semperflorens (or wax begonias), rex, trailing-scandent, or thick-stemmed. For the most part these groups do not correspond to any formal taxonomic groupings or phylogeny and many species and hybrids have characteristics of more than one group, or fit well into none of them.
Cultivation
The different groups of begonias have different cultural requirements but most species come from tropical regions and therefore they and their hybrids require warm temperatures. Most are forest understory plants and require bright shade; few will tolerate full sun, especially in warmer climates. In general, begonias require a well-drained growing medium that is neither constantly wet nor allowed to dry out completely. Many begonias will grow and flower year-round but tuberous begonias usually have a dormant period, during which the tubers can be stored in a cool and dry place. Begonias of the semperflorens group (or wax begonias) are frequently grown as bedding plants outdoors. A recent group of hybrids derived from this group is marketed as "Dragonwing Begonias"; they are much larger both in leaf and in flower. Tuberous begonias are frequently used as container plants. Although most Begonia species are tropical or subtropical in origin, the Chinese species
B. grandisBegonia grandis is a plant in the begonia family, Begoniaceae.-Description:Begonia grandis is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves, on arching stems. The flowers are pink or white, borne in fall. As the common name "Hardy Begonia" implies, it is one of the hardiest species or cultivars...
is hardy to USDA
hardiness zoneA hardiness zone is a geographically defined area in which a specific category of plant life is capable of growing, as defined by climatic conditions, including its ability to withstand the minimum temperatures of the zone...
6 and is commonly known as the "hardy begonia". Most begonias can be grown outdoors year-round in subtropical or tropical climates, but in temperate climates begonias are grown outdoors as annuals, or as house or greenhouse plants.
Most begonias are easily propagated by division or from stem cuttings. In addition, many can be propagated from leaf cuttings or even sections of leaves, particularly the members of the rhizomatous and rex groups.
Popular culture
The cultivar
KimjongiliaKimjongilia is a flower named after North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. It is a hybrid cultivar of tuberous begonia.Contrary to popular belief, the Kimjongilia is not a national flower of North Korea...
is a floral emblem of
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.
The
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wrote the popular song "
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".
Begonia Blossom Herbert is also a
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American artist from San Francisco.
Species
Species include:
- Begonia acerifolia
Begonia acerifolia is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia acetosa Vell.
- Begonia adpressa
Begonia adpressa is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss....
- Begonia aequatorialis
Begonia aequatorialis is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia aequilateralis
Begonia aequilateralis Irmsch., 1929 is a species of begonia known only from the Sungai Buloh area of Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia."...probably the most endangered begonia in the Peninsula, being known from a single small population in a forest area currently being cleared." - Kiew, p...
- Begonia aeranthos
Begonia aeranthos is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia albo-picta W.Bull
- Begonia argenteo-guttata
- Begonia asympeltata
Begonia asympeltata is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia auriculata Hook.
- Begonia bataiensis Kiew
- Begonia boliviensis
Begonia boliviensis is a plant in the begonia family, Begoniaceae, which was introduced to Europe in 1864 by Richard Pearce who discovered it in the Bolivian Andes, although the plant had previously been identified by Hugh Weddell in the same region but not introduced.Begonia boliviensis is of...
- Begonia bonus-henricus
Begonia bonus-henricus is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was named after Hendrik de Wit....
- Begonia bowerae ("boweri") Ziesenh.
- Begonia brandbygeana
Begonia brandbygeana is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia brevicyma C.DC.
- Begonia broussonetiifolia A.DC.
- Begonia cardiocarpa Liebm.
- Begonia carletonii Standl.
- Begonia carpinifolia Liebm.
- Begonia cavaleriei
Begonia cavaleriei is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to China.-References:* China Plant Specialist Group 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
- Begonia coccinea
Begonia coccinea is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family....
- Begonia compacticaulis
Begonia compacticaulis is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss....
- Begonia conchifolia A. Dietr.
- Begonia consobrina
Begonia consobrina is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss....
- Begonia convallariodora C. DC.
- Begonia cooperi C. DC.
- Begonia copeyana C. DC.
- Begonia corredorana C. DC.
- Begonia cucullata var. cucullata Willd.
- Begonia davisii
Begonia davisii is a plant in the begonia family, Begoniaceae, which was used in the early days of breeding Begonia × tuberhybrida cultivars....
Hook. f.
- Begonia dentatobracteata
Begonia dentatobracteata is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to China.-References:* China Plant Specialist Group 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
- Begonia dichroa
- Begonia dodsonii
Begonia dodsonii is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia dregei
- Begonia duncan-thomasii
Begonia duncan-thomasii is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia eiromischa
Begonia eiromischa, commonly known as Woolly-stalked Begonia, is a presumed extinct plant from Malaysia.It occurred at granite rocks in an altitude of 170 m in the proximity of dipterocarp forests. Begonia eiromischa is only known from two collections made in 1886 and 1898 at Pulau Betong, Penang...
Ridl.
- Begonia estrellensis C. DC.
- Begonia exalata
Begonia exalata is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia fischeri Schrank
- Begonia foliosa Kunth
- Begonia foliosa var. miniata ( = Begonia fuchsioides Hook.)
- Begonia froebelii
Begonia froebelii is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia furfuracea
Begonia furfuracea is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia fusicarpa Irmsch.
- Begonia geminiflora
Begonia geminiflora is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia glabra Aubl.
- Begonia goegoensis Br. N.E.
- Begonia grandis
Begonia grandis is a plant in the begonia family, Begoniaceae.-Description:Begonia grandis is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves, on arching stems. The flowers are pink or white, borne in fall. As the common name "Hardy Begonia" implies, it is one of the hardiest species or cultivars...
Dryand.
- Begonia guaduensis Kunth
- Begonia hainanensis
Begonia hainanensis is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to China.-References:* China Plant Specialist Group 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
- Begonia harlingii
Begonia harlingii is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia hemsleyana
Begonia hemsleyana is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to China .- References :* China Plant Specialist Group 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
- Begonia heracleifolia Cham. & Schltdl.
- Begonia heydei C. DC.
- Begonia hirsuta Aubl.
- Begonia hitchcockii
Begonia hitchcockii is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia holmnielseniana
Begonia holmnielseniana is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:...
- Begonia ignea (Klotzsch) Warsz. ex A. D.C.
- Begonia imperialis Lem.
- Begonia involucrata Liebm.
- Begonia listida
- Begonia ludwigii
Begonia ludwigii is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss and it is endemic to Ecuador....
- Begonia lugonis
Begonia lugonis is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia macrocarpa Warb.
- Begonia maculata
- Begonia mannii Hook.f.
- Begonia masoniana
- Begonia metallica
- Begonia multinervia Liebm.
- Begonia napoensis
Begonia napoensis is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:...
- Begonia natalensis
- Begonia nelumbiifolia
Begonia nelumbiifolia is a species of flowering plant in the Begoniaceae family....
Schltdl. & Cham.
- Begonia neoharlingii
Begonia neoharlingii is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia oaxacana A. DC.
- Begonia obliqua
Begonia obliqua is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Tropical Africa. In is cultivated in the Congo region for its edible sour tasting leaves....
- Begonia octopetala L'Héritier
- Begonia oellgaardii
Begonia oellgaardii is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia oxyanthera
Begonia oxyanthera is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and possibly Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:*...
- Begonia oxyloba Welw. ex Hook.f.
- Begonia palmata
- Begonia parcifolia
Begonia parcifolia is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss....
- Begonia parviflora Poepp. & Endl.
- Begonia pearcei
Begonia pearcei is a plant in the begonia family, Begoniaceae. It was introduced to Europe in 1864 by Richard Pearce who discovered it in the Bolivian Andes and is important in the hybridising of the Begonia × tuberhybrida begonias, the first of which appeared in 1867.-Description:This begonia is...
- Begonia pectennervia
Begonia pectennervia is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia pedatifida
- Begonia pelargoniiflora
Begonia pelargoniiflora is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia peltatifolia
Begonia peltatifolia is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to China.-References:* China Plant Specialist Group 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
- Begonia plebeja Liebm.
- Begonia preussii
Begonia preussii is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia pseudoviola
Begonia pseudoviola is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia quaternata L. B. Sm. & B. G. Schub.
- Begonia rajah Ridl.
- Begonia rex Putz.
- Begonia roxburghii
Begonia roxburghii is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family.-References:*...
- Begonia salaziensis
Begonia salaziensis is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Mauritius. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:* Rutty, R. 2000. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
- Begonia schaeferi
Begonia schaeferi is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia scharffii Hook.
- Begonia schmidtiana Regel
- Begonia secunda
Begonia secunda is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia seemanniana A. DC.
- Begonia semhaensis
Begonia semhaensis is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitat is rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss....
- Begonia semiovata Liebm.
- Begonia sericoneura Liebm.
- Begonia serotina
Begonia serotina is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia socotrana
Begonia socotrana is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and rocky areas.-References:...
- Begonia sodiroi
Begonia sodiroi is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat...
- Begonia sparreana
Begonia sparreana is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia strigillosa A. Dietr.
- Begonia sutherlandii
Begonia sutherlandii, , is a tuberous perennial herb with fleshy pink stems from long. Leaves are commonly dark green and veined with red and covered with short hairs on the underside. They are asymmetrical in shape and the margin is toothed...
Hook.f.
- Begonia tetrandra
Begonia tetrandra is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia tiger
- Begonia tonduzii C. DC.
- Begonia triramosa
Begonia triramosa is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss....
- Begonia tropaeolifolia
Begonia tropaeolifolia is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia truncicola
Begonia truncicola is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is a vine endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss, the only known natural threat to it.-References:...
- Begonia udisilvestris C. DC.
- Begonia urophylla Hook.
- Begonia urticae L. f.
- Begonia valvata
Begonia valvata is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia veitchii
Begonia veitchii is a plant in the begonia family, Begoniaceae, which was introduced to Europe in 1866 by Richard Pearce who discovered it in the Peruvian Andes near Cusco at an elevation of from and . It was named after Pearce's employers, James Veitch & Sons of Chelsea, London. It can be found...
- Begonia venosa Skan.
- Begonia vestita C. DC.
- Begonia xerophyta
Begonia xerophyta is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
- Begonia ynesiae
Begonia ynesiae is a species of plant in the Begoniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss....
Cultivars and cultivar groups
- Angel wing begonia
Begonia "Angel Wing" is a hybrid Begonia which resulted from a cross between Begonia aconitifolia and B. coccinea. The hybridization was made by California plant breeder Eva Kenworthy Gray in 1926....
(hybrid)
- Begonia 'Immense'
- Begonia × sedenii
- Begonia × semperflorens-cultorum hort.
- Begonia × tuberhybrida
Tuberous begonias are a group of Begonia cultivars, regarded as some of the most spectacular of the genus....
Voss - Tuberous begonias (cultivar group)