Begonia luxurians

Begonia luxurians, the palm leaf begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Begonia, native to southeastern Brazil.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Begonia luxurians
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. luxurians
Binomial name
Begonia luxurians
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Begonia luxurians var. sampaioana Brade
    • Scheidweileria luxurians (Scheidw.) Klotzsch

References
  1. Allg. Gartenzeitung 16: 131 (1848)
  2. "Begonia luxurians Scheidw". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. "Begonia luxurians palm leaf begonia". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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