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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. ulmifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Begonia ulmifolia Willd. | |
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Begonia ulmifolia, the elm-leaf begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae. It is native to South America; Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, the Guianas, and eastern Brazil, and introduced to Mauritius, Réunion, and the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. Cultivated for its ornamental foliage more than its flowers, it is suitable for green roofs in hot and humid areas.
References
- ^ "Begonia ulmifolia Willd". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- "Begonia ulmifolia elm-leaf begonia". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- Köhler, Manfred; Schmidt, Marco; Laar, Michael (January 2004). Roof gardens in Brazil. RIO 3 - World Climate & Energy Event. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. pp. 455–460.
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