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Begonia radicans

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Begonia radicans
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. radicans
Binomial name
Begonia radicans
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Begonia digwilliana Carrière
    • Begonia dubia Vell.
    • Begonia fritz-muelleri Brade
    • Begonia glaucophylla Gower ex Hook.f.
    • Begonia limmingheiana É.Morren
    • Begonia lindeniana Brongn.
    • Begonia procumbens Vell.
    • Begonia sandersii A.DC.

Begonia radicans, the shrimp begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Begonia, native to southeastern and southern Brazil.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Fl. Flumin. 10: t. 39 (1831)
  2. ^ a b "Begonia radicans Vell". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Begonia radicans Vell. shrimp begonia". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2 November 2020.