Begonia carolineifolia
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Begonia carolineifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Begoniaceae |
Genus: | Begonia |
Species: | B. carolineifolia
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Binomial name | |
Begonia carolineifolia | |
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Begonia carolineifolia, the palm leaf begonia, palmate begonia or hand begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Begonia native to central and southern Mexico and northern Central America.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Gartenflora 1: 259 (1852)
- ^ a b "Begonia carolineifolia Regel". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Begonia carolineifolia". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2 November 2020.