Section Begonia
Begonia
Begonia is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Begoniaceae. The genus contains more than 1,800 different plant species. The Begonias are native to moist subtropical and tropical climates. Some species are commonly grown indoors as ornamental houseplants in cooler climates. In cooler climates some species are cultivated outside in summertime for their bright colourful flowers, which have sepals but no petals.
30 branches of this group, most-observed first
Mountain Manna
speciesBegonia obliqua
Corazón de Poeta
speciesBegonia decandra
Hispaniolan Begonia
speciesBegonia domingensis
Jamaica wood sorrel
speciesBegonia minor
Begonia venosa
speciesBegonia venosa
Begonia retusa
speciesBegonia retusa
Cuban holly
speciesBegonia cubensis
Begonia pycnantha
speciesBegonia pycnantha
Begonia wrightiana
speciesBegonia wrightiana
Begonia admirabilis
speciesBegonia admirabilis
holly-leaf begonia
speciesBegonia acutifolia
Begonia barahonensis
speciesBegonia barahonensis
Begonia vincentina
speciesBegonia vincentina
Begonia lanstyakii
speciesBegonia lanstyakii
Begonia banaoensis
speciesBegonia banaoensis
Begonia jamaicensis
speciesBegonia jamaicensis
Pinkish shade
speciesBegonia brachypoda
Begonia rotundifolia
speciesBegonia rotundifolia
Begonia plumieri
speciesBegonia plumieri
Begonia bissei
speciesBegonia bissei
Begonia bullata
speciesBegonia bullata
Begonia pensilis
speciesBegonia pensilis
Begonia maestrensis
speciesBegonia maestrensis
Begonia abbottii
speciesBegonia abbottii
Begonia alcarrasica
speciesBegonia alcarrasica
Begonia azuensis
speciesBegonia azuensis
Begonia bolleana
speciesBegonia bolleana
Begonia notiophila
speciesBegonia notiophila
Begonia platyptera
speciesBegonia platyptera
Begonia eciliata
speciesBegonia eciliata
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 1014606.