Begonia ferruginea

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Begonia ferruginea
Illustration by Sydenham Edwards
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. ferruginea
Binomial name
Begonia ferruginea
Synonyms
List
    • Casparya ferruginea (L.f.) A.DC.
    • Stibadotheca ferruginea (L.f.) Klotzsch
    • Begonia ferruginea var. dilatata L.B.Sm. & B.G.Schub.
    • Begonia magnifica Warsz. ex A.DC.
    • Begonia magnifica (Klotzsch) Linden
    • Casparya ferruginea var. holtonis A.DC.
    • Stibadotheca magnifica Klotzsc

Begonia ferruginea is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to Colombia and northwest Venezuela.[1] It is considered a shrub-like begonia.[2]

Photo showing inflorescence
Illustration from 1894

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