
Gaerdtia
Begonia is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Begoniaceae. The genus contains more than 2,000 different plant species, distributed primarily across tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Central and South America, with Africa considered the center of origin. Some species are commonly grown indoors as ornamental houseplants in cooler climates, or cultivated outside in summertime for their bright colorful flowers, which have petals but no sepals.
8 branches of this group, most-observed first

Polka Dot Begonia
speciesBegonia maculata

trout begonia
hybridBegonia × albopicta

Begonia corallina
speciesBegonia corallina

Begonia undulata
speciesBegonia undulata

Scarlet Begonia
speciesBegonia coccinea

Begonia kunthiana
speciesBegonia kunthiana

Begonia dichroa
speciesBegonia dichroa
Begonia macduffieana
speciesBegonia macduffieana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1013165.