Begonia heracleifolia
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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. heracleifolia
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Begonia heracleifolia, the star begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae.[2] It is native to Mexico and northern Central America, and has been introduced to Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad and Tobago.[1] A widespread species that is adapted to drought, it possesses considerable genetic and morphological variation, particularly in leaf shape and patterning.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Begonia heracleifolia Schltdl. & Cham". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Begonia heracleifolia star begonia". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
Other common names; ... star leaf begonia
- ^ Twyford, Alex D.; Kidner, Catherine A.; Harrison, Nicola; Ennos, Richard A. (2013). "Population history and seed dispersal in widespread Central American Begonia species (Begoniaceae) inferred from plastome-derived microsatellite markers". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 171: 260–276. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01265.x.
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