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Begonia beryllae

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Begonia beryllae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. beryllae
Binomial name
Begonia beryllae

Begonia beryllae is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to the island of Borneo. The type specimen was from the slopes of Mount Kinabalu in Sabah at an elevation of approximately 1600 m (4800 feet) above sea level. It grows as an herb up to 3 m tall.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Ridley, Henry Nicholas. Sarawak Museum Journal 2(6):177. 1915.