Begonia crenata
Species of flowering plant
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Begonia crenata is a species of plant in the family Begoniaceae.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. crenata |
| Binomial name | |
| Begonia crenata | |
Description
Succulent herbs, 10–15 cm tall, with tuberous rootstocks. Leaves 1–4 in number, measuring 1.4–8.2 × 1.2–7 cm, ovate to suborbicular in shape. Inflorescence a terminal cyme. Flowers pinkish and monoecious; male flowers about 0.7 cm long, female flowers about 1.5 cm long. Capsules 0.7 × 0.7 cm, membranous, and three-winged. Seeds minute and ellipsoid.[2][3][4]
