| Begonia megaptera | |
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| At the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. megaptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Begonia megaptera A.DC. | |
Begonia megaptera, the large winged begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to Nepal, the eastern Himalaya, Assam, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. Very rare in its native habitat, it is cultivated as an ornamental and medicinal plant.
References
- "Begonia megaptera A.DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- "Large Winged Begonia". flowersofindia.net. Flowers of India. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- Rahman, MA; Deb, PK (2018). "Present state of knowledge on the family Begoniaceae CA Agardh (Magnoliopsida) of Bangladesh". Journal of Biodiversity Conservation and Bioresource Management. 4: 35–46. doi:10.3329/JBCBM.V4I1.37875. S2CID 92289999.
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