Begonia bowerae
Begonia bowerae | |
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Begonia bowerae 'Tiger' cultivar | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Begoniaceae |
Genus: | Begonia |
Species: | B. bowerae
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Binomial name | |
Begonia bowerae | |
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Begonia bowerae, the eyelash begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to Oaxaca and Chiapas states of Mexico.[1][2] A popular houseplant, a number of cultivars are available.
'Bethlehem Star' cultivar
'Rubra' cultivar, showing "eyelashes"
'Nigra Magra' cultivar
Wild-type at the Dresden Botanical Garden
Flowers of putative variety roseflora
Younger leaves are redder
References[]
- ^ a b "Begonia bowerae Ziesenh". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Begonia bowerae eyelash begonia". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
Categories:
- Begonia
- House plants
- Endemic flora of Mexico
- Flora of Chiapas
- Flora of Oaxaca
- Plants described in 1950
- Cucurbitales stubs