5397.000 Begonia L.

Description of the genus

Leaves asymmetric, palmate-veined, lobed. Tepals pink, orange, yellow or white; 5 in male flowers, 4 in female flowers. Fruits 3-winged.

Worldwide: 900 species in tropical and warm regions, especially America

Malawi: 7 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
brevibracteata Kupicha [End]	S
meyeri-johannis Engl.		Image
nyassensis Irmsch. [End]	S
oxyloba Welw. ex Hook. f.	N	Description, Image
princeae Gilg	N,C	Description, Image
rumpiensis Kupicha [End]	N
sutherlandii Hook. f. subsp. sutherlandii	N	Description, Image

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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Begonia

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Begonia
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Begonia
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