Begonia bowerae
| Begonia bowerae | |
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| Begonia bowerae 'Tiger' cultivar | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. bowerae |
| Binomial name | |
| Begonia bowerae | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Begonia bowerae, the eyelash begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to Oaxaca and Chiapas states of Mexico.[1][2] A popular houseplant, a number of cultivars are available.
'Bethlehem Star' cultivar
'Rubra' cultivar, showing "eyelashes"
'Nigra Magra' cultivar
Wild-type at the Dresden Botanical Garden
Flowers of putative variety roseflora
Younger leaves are redder.
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Begonia bowerae Ziesenh". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ↑ "Begonia bowerae eyelash begonia". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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