Begonia bowerae
| Begonia bowerae | |
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| Begonia bowerae 'Tiger' cultivar | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. bowerae
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| Binomial name | |
| Begonia bowerae | |
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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.
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'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
- ^ a b "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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