Begonia radicans, the shrimp begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Begonia, native to southeastern and southern Brazil.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Begoniaceae |
Genus: | Begonia |
Species: | B. radicans
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Begonia radicans | |
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References
edit- ^ Fl. Flumin. 10: t. 39 (1831)
- ^ a b "Begonia radicans Vell". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Begonia radicans Vell. shrimp begonia". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2 November 2020.