Begonia conchifolia

Begonia conchifolia
	At the Botanical Garden of the University of Heidelberg
	In the wild on Cerro Gaital massif in Panama
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Begoniaceae
Genus:	Begonia
Species:	B. conchifolia
Binomial name
	Begonia conchifolia; A.Dietr.
Synonyms
	List Begonia conchifolia var. rubrimacula Golding; Begonia conchifolia f. rubrimacula (Golding) Tebbitt; Begonia pumilio Standl.; Begonia scutellata Liebm.; Begonia warscewiczii Neumann; Begonia warscewitzii Hérincq; Gireoudia conchifolia (A.Dietr.) Klotzsch; Gireoudia conchifolia var. scutellata (Liebm.) Klotzsch; Gireoudia warscewicziana A.DC.; ;

Begonia conchifolia, the zip begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae. It is native to Central America, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panama.^[1] As a houseplant it does best out of direct sunlight.^[2] 'Red Ruby' is the best known cultivar.^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Begonia conchifolia A.Dietr". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^ Vipparthi, Rajitha (25 October 2020). "Begonia conchifolia (Zip Begonia) #1 Care Hacks". Plantophiles. Iseli International Commerce. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^ Francová, Nikol; Ježková, Veronika (January 2021). Další kvítka v bytě: Ruce od hlíny. p. 110. ISBN 9788026435358.

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[104446-1-1] "Begonia conchifolia A.Dietr". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[2] Vipparthi, Rajitha (25 October 2020). "Begonia conchifolia (Zip Begonia) #1 Care Hacks". Plantophiles. Iseli International Commerce. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[3] Francová, Nikol; Ježková, Veronika (January 2021). Další kvítka v bytě: Ruce od hlíny. p. 110. ISBN 9788026435358.

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Begonia conchifolia

At the Botanical Garden of the University of Heidelberg

In the wild on Cerro Gaital massif in Panama
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Begoniaceae
Genus:	Begonia
Species:	B. conchifolia
Binomial name
*Begonia conchifolia* A.Dietr.
Synonyms^[1]
List Begonia conchifolia var. rubrimacula Golding Begonia conchifolia f. rubrimacula (Golding) Tebbitt Begonia pumilio Standl. Begonia scutellata Liebm. Begonia warscewiczii Neumann Begonia warscewitzii Hérincq Gireoudia conchifolia (A.Dietr.) Klotzsch Gireoudia conchifolia var. scutellata (Liebm.) Klotzsch Gireoudia warscewicziana A.DC.