Begonia tropaeolifolia
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| Begonia tropaeolifolia | |
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| Begonia tropaeolifolia flowers | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. tropaeolifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Begonia tropaeolifolia | |
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Begonia sodiroi C.DC. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 8: 323 (1908) | |
Begonia tropaeolifolia is a species of plant in the family Begoniaceae. It is endemic to Colombia and Ecuador.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
The species was first described by Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4, 11: 120 in 1859.[2]
