Begonia hirtella

Begonia hirtella
	In Hawaii
	Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Begoniaceae
Genus:	Begonia
Species:	B. hirtella
Binomial name
	Begonia hirtella; Link
Synonyms
	List Begonia albidosetulosa Hassk.; Begonia brasila A.DC.; Begonia brasiliana Schrank ex Steud.; Begonia ciliata Kunth; Begonia ciliata var. nana Klotzsch ex A.DC.; Begonia dasypoda Meisn. ex A.DC.; Begonia diversifolia var. nana Walp.; Begonia herteri Irmsch.; Begonia hirtella var. nana A.DC.; Begonia villosa Lindl.; ;

Begonia hirtella, the bearded begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae.^[2] It is native to Jamaica, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, and southern Brazil, and has been introduced to many tropical locales around the world.^[1] People apply its juices to their skin to treat itchiness from insect bites.^[3]

Close-up of flowers
Leaf of a potted specimen
Seed capsule
Ripe seed capsule

References

^ ^a ^b "Begonia hirtella Link". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ "Begonia hirtella (S)". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ Ngazizah, Febri Nur; Ekowati, Nuraeni; Septiana, Aisyah Tri (2017), "Potensi Daun Trembilungan (Begonia hirtella Link) sebagai Antibakteri dan Antifungi", Biosfera, 33 (3): 126, doi:10.20884/1.mib.2016.33.3.309

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[POWO_104855-1-1] "Begonia hirtella Link". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[RHS_203443-2] "Begonia hirtella (S)". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[3] Ngazizah, Febri Nur; Ekowati, Nuraeni; Septiana, Aisyah Tri (2017), "Potensi Daun Trembilungan (Begonia hirtella Link) sebagai Antibakteri dan Antifungi", Biosfera, 33 (3): 126, doi:10.20884/1.mib.2016.33.3.309

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Begonia hirtella

In Hawaii

Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Begoniaceae
Genus:	Begonia
Species:	B. hirtella
Binomial name
*Begonia hirtella* Link
Synonyms^[1]
List Begonia albidosetulosa Hassk. Begonia brasila A.DC. Begonia brasiliana Schrank ex Steud. Begonia ciliata Kunth Begonia ciliata var. nana Klotzsch ex A.DC. Begonia dasypoda Meisn. ex A.DC. Begonia diversifolia var. nana Walp. Begonia herteri Irmsch. Begonia hirtella var. nana A.DC. Begonia villosa Lindl.