5397.000 Begonia L.

Description of the genus

Leaves asymmetric, palmate-veined, lobed. Tepals pink, orange, yellow or white; 5 in male flowers, 4 in female flowers. Fruits 3-winged.

Worldwide: 900 species in tropical and warm regions, especially America

Zimbabwe: 3 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
coccinea Hook.	E
sonderiana Irmsch.	E	Description, Image
sutherlandii Hook.f. subsp. latior (Irmsch.) Kupicha	E	Description, Image

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Flora of Burundi: Begonia
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Flora of Mozambique: Begonia
Flora of Rwanda: Begonia
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Begonia

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Begonia
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Begonia
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iNaturalist: Begonia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Begonia
JSTOR Plant Science: Begonia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Begonia
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Tropicos: Begonia
Wikipedia: Begonia