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Begonia glabra

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Species of plant in the genus Begonia

Begonia glabra
Climbing a tree
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species: B. glabra
Binomial name
Begonia glabra
Aubl.
Synonyms
List
    • Begonia elliptica Kunth
    • Begonia glabra var. amplifolia (A.DC.) L.B.Sm. & B.G.Schub.
    • Begonia hoegeana Regel & Schmidt
    • Begonia locellata A.DC.
    • Begonia lucida Otto & A.Dietr.
    • Begonia moritziana Kunth & C.D.Bouché
    • Begonia physalifolia Liebm.
    • Begonia populifolia Schott
    • Begonia repens Sessé & Moc.
    • Begonia scandens Sw.
    • Begonia scandens var. amplifolia A.DC.
    • Begonia scandens var. cordifolia C.DC.
    • Wageneria deflexa Klotzsch
    • Wageneria glabra (Aubl.) Klotzsch
    • Wageneria lucida Klotzsch
    • Wageneria montana Klotzsch

Begonia glabra, the climbing sorrel, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to the New World Tropics. An unusual vining begonia, it is popular in vivariums. Its use in the Winti Afro-Surinamese traditional religion has led to local over-collection.

References

  1. ^ "Begonia glabra Aubl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. "Begonia glabra climbing sorrel". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. Verschuuren, Bas; McNeely, Jeffrey; Oviedo, Gonzalo; Wild, Robert (25 June 2012). Sacred Natural Sites: Conserving Nature and Culture. p. 143. ISBN 9781136530746.
Taxon identifiers
Begonia glabra


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