Begonia dipetala
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| Begonia dipetala | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. dipetala |
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| Begonia dipetala Graham | |
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Begonia dipetala is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to India[1] near Bombay.[2] It is the type species and the only species in the section Haagea. It is a thick-stemmed Begonia.
Begonia dipetala was first documented in 1826 by Harry Johnston in Bombay, and first described by Graham in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 1828.[3] In 1913 it was introduced to the United States accidentally under the name B. 'Mrs. W.S. Kimball'.[2]
