Editing Begonia (section)

==Description==
With 2,002 species, ''Begonia'' is one of the [[List of the largest genera of flowering plants|largest genera of flowering plants]].{{sfnp|Frodin|2004}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://padme.rbge.org.uk/begonia/ |title=Begonia - Welcome}}</ref> The species are terrestrial (sometimes [[epiphytic]]) [[herb]]s or undershrubs, and occur in subtropical and tropical moist climates, in [[South America|South]] and [[Central America]], [[Africa]], and southern [[Asia]]. Terrestrial species in the wild are commonly upright-[[plant stem|stemmed]], [[rhizomatous]], or [[Begonia × tuberhybrida|tuberous]].  The plants are [[monoecious]], with unisexual male and female flowers occurring separately on the same plant; the male contains numerous [[stamen]]s, and the female has a large inferior [[ovary (plants)|ovary]] and two to four branched or twisted [[Carpel|stigma]]s. In most species, the [[fruit]] is a winged [[capsule (fruit)|capsule]] containing numerous minute seeds, although [[baccate]] fruits are also known. The [[leaf|leaves]], which are often large and variously marked or [[variegation|variegated]], are usually asymmetric such that their left side and right side are different sizes. The plants vary in size from less than a foot to the recently discovered [[Begonia giganticaulis|''Begonia giganticaulis'']] which can exceed twelve feet (3.6 meters) in height.

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File:BegoniaBrevirimosa.jpg|''Begonia brevirimosa''
File:B. aconitifolia JV 250x242.jpg|''Begonia aconitifolia''
File:Begonia 1.jpg|A flowering begonia
File:Yellow begonia.jpg|Begonia cultivars come in many different colors, such as yellow
File:Begonia 'Parviflora' Leaf 3000px.jpg|A begonia leaf
File:Begonia blossoms maleandfemale.jpg|A pair of blossoms, male and female
File:Nautilus leaf begonia Surreybrooke farm 2012-07-1.jpg|A nautilus-leaf form of begonia
File:Begonia 0.jpg|Begonia
File:Begonia leaf.jpg|Begonia leaf
File:Cracklin Rosie begonia 02.jpg|Cracklin Rosie begonia
File:Cracklin Rosie begonia 03.jpg|Cracklin Rosie begonia
File:鐵十字秋海棠 - 溪頭自然教育園區 Begonia masoniana - Xitou Nature Education Area, Taiwan 20220309210209 01.jpg|Leaf of ''[[Begonia masoniana]]''
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