Editing Begonia

{{Short description|Genus of perennial flowering plants}}
{{for|the Dutch coaster|MV Begonia}} {{for|the musician|Begonia (musician)}}
{{distinguish|Bignonia}}
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{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Begonia obliqua00.jpg
|image_caption = ''[[Begonia obliqua]]''
|taxon = Begonia
|authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
|type_species = ''[[Begonia obliqua]]''
|type_species_authority = L.
|synonyms = {{Collapsible list |
*''Augustia'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Barya'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Begoniella'' <small>Oliv.</small>
*''Casparya'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Cladomischus'' <small>Klotzsch ex A.DC.</small>
*''Cyathocnemis'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Diploclinium'' <small>Lindl.</small>
*''Donaldia'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Doratometra'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Eupetalum'' <small>Lindl.</small>
*''Ewaldia'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Falkea'' <small>J.Koenig ex Steud.</small>
*''Gaerdtia'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Gireoudia'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Gurltia'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Haagea'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Huszia'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Isopteryx'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Knesebeckia'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Lauchea'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Lepsia'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Magnusia'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Mezierea'' <small>Gaudich.</small>
*''Mitscherlichia'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Moschkowitzia'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Nephromischus'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Petermannia'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Pilderia'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Platycentrum'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Platyclinium'' <small>T.Moore</small>
*''Pritzelia'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Putzeysia'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Rachia'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Reichenheimia'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Riessia'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Rossmannia'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Sassea'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Saueria'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Scheidweileria'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Semibegoniella'' <small>C.DC.</small>
*''Sphenanthera'' <small>Hassk.</small>
*''Steineria'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Stibadotheca'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Symbegonia'' <small>Warb.</small>
*''Tittelbachia'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Trachelanthus'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Trachelocarpus'' <small>Müll.Berol.</small>
*''Trendelenburgia'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Trilomisa'' <small>Raf.</small>
*''Wageneria'' <small>Klotzsch</small>
*''Weilbachia'' <small>Klotzsch & Oerst.</small>
  }}
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision = {{main|List of Begonia species}}
|range_map = Begonia Distribution Map.svg
|range_map_caption = Range of the genus ''Begonia''
}}

'''''Begonia'''''  is a [[genus]] of [[perennial]] [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Begoniaceae]]. The genus contains more than 2,000 different plant species. The Begonias are native to moist subtropical and tropical climates. Some species are commonly grown indoors as ornamental [[houseplants]] in cooler climates. In cooler climates some species are cultivated outside in summertime for their bright colorful flowers, which have [[petal]]s but no [[sepal]]s.

[[File:Petals_0016.jpg|thumb|right|Pink flowering Begonia]]

==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.

<gallery>
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]]''
</gallery>

== Taxonomy ==
The genus name ''Begonia'' was coined by [[Charles Plumier]], a French patron of [[botany]], and adopted by [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] in 1753, to honor [[Michel Bégon (1638–1710)|Michel Bégon]], a former governor of the French colony of [[Saint-Domingue]] (now [[Haiti]]).

== Phylogeny ==
The following phylogenetic tree shows the relationships among  [[section (botany)|sections]] of the genus ''Begonia''.{{sfnp|Moonlight|Ardi|Padilla|Chung|2018}}

{{Clade | style=font-size:75%;line-height:75%
|1={{clade
  |1=''[[Hillebrandia]]''
  |label2=''Begonia''
  |2={{clade
    |label1='''Yellow-Flowering African''Begonia'' (YFAB)'''
    |1={{clade
      |1=Section ''Scutobegonia''
      |2={{clade
        |1=Section ''Filicibegonia''
        |2=Section ''Loasibegonia''
         }}
       }}
    |2={{clade
      |1={{clade
        |1=Section ''Erminea''
        |2={{clade
          |label1='''Fleshy-Fruited African''Begonia'' (FFAB)'''
          |1={{clade
            |1=Section ''Quadrilobaria'' ''[[pro parte]]''
            |2={{clade
              |1=Section ''Mezierea''
              |2=''Nerviplacentaria''–''Quadrilobaria'' Clade
               }}
             }}
          |label2='''Malagasy''Begonia'' (MB)'''
          |2={{clade
            |1={{clade
              |1=Section ''Tetraphila'' ''pro parte''
              |2={{clade
                |1=Section ''Tetraphila'' ''pro parte''
                |2={{clade
                  |1=Section ''Baccabegonia''
                  |2=Section ''Squamibegonia''
                   }}
                 }}
               }}
            |2=Section ''Tetraphila'' ''pro parte''
             }}
           }}
         }}
      |2={{clade
        |1={{clade
          |label1='''Seasonally Dry Adapted African''Begonia'' 1 (SDAAB 1)'''
          |1={{clade
            |1=Section ''Sexalaria''
            |2=Section ''Rostrobegonia''
             }}
          |label2='''Neotropical Clade 1'''
          |2={{clade
            |1={{clade
              |1=Section ''Gaerdtia''
              |2=Section ''Latistigma''
               }}
            |2={{clade
              |1=Section ''Tetrachia''
              |2={{clade
                |1={{clade
                  |1={{clade
                    |1=Section ''Kollmannia''
                    |2=''[[Begonia acetosa]]'' Clade
                     }}
                  |2={{clade
                    |1=Section ''Donaldia''
                    |2={{clade
                      |1=Section ''Stellandrae''
                      |2=''Wagneria'' Clade
                       }}
                     }}
                   }}
                |2=Core ''Pritzelia'' Clade
                 }}
               }}
             }}
           }}
        |2={{clade
          |label1='''Asian''Begonia'''''
          |1={{clade
            |1={{clade
              |1={{clade
                |label1='''Socotran''Begonia'' (SB)'''
                |1=Section ''Peltaugustia''
                |2={{clade
                  |1=Section ''Reichenheimia'' ''pro parte''
                  |2=Section ''Haagea''
                   }}
                 }}
              |2={{clade
                |1={{clade
                  |1=''[[Begonia dioica]]''
                  |2=Section ''Reichenheimia'' ''pro parte''
                   }}
                |label2='''Asian Clade C'''
                |2={{clade
                  |1=Section ''Lauchea''
                  |2={{clade
                    |1=Section ''Parvibegonia'' + ''[[Begonia smithiae]]''
                    |2={{clade
                      |1=Section ''Diploclinium'' ''pro parte''
                      |2={{clade
                        |1={{clade
                          |1=Section ''Alicida''
                          |2=Section ''Diploclinium'' ''pro parte''
                           }}
                        |2={{clade
                          |1=''[[Begonia boisiana]]''
                          |2={{clade
                            |1=Section ''Diploclinium'' ''pro parte''
                            |2={{clade
                              |1=Section ''Diploclinium'' ''pro parte''
                              |2={{clade
                                |1=Section ''Diploclinium'' ''pro parte''
                                |2={{clade
                                  |1=Section ''Diploclinium'' ''pro parte''
                                  |2=Section ''Platycentrum''
                                   }}
                                 }}
                               }}
                             }}
                           }}
                         }}
                       }}
                     }}
                   }}
                 }}
               }}
            |label2='''Asian Clade D'''
            |2={{clade
              |1=Section ''Coelocentrum''
              |2={{clade
                |1=''[[Begonia peltatifolia]]''
                |2={{clade
                  |1=''[[Begonia amphioxus]]'' Clade
                  |2={{clade
                    |1=Section ''Ridleyella''
                    |2={{clade
                      |1=Section ''Baryandra''
                      |2={{clade
                        |1=Section ''[[Begonia olivacea]]''
                        |2={{clade
                          |1={{clade
                            |1=Section ''Jackia''
                            |2=Section ''Bracteibegonia''
                             }}
                          |2=''Ptermannia''–''Symbegonia'' Clade
                           }}
                         }}
                       }}
                     }}
                   }}
                 }}
               }}
             }}
          |2={{clade
            |label1='''Seasonally Dry Adapted African''Begonia'' 2 (SDAAB 2)'''
            |1=Section ''Augustia''
            |label2='''Neotropical Clade 2'''
            |2={{clade
              |label1='''Neotropical Clade 2-iii'''
              |1={{clade
                |1={{clade
                  |1=''[[Begonia bifurcata]]''
                  |2={{clade
                    |1=Section ''Eupetalum'' ''pro parte''
                    |2={{clade
                      |1=Section ''Eupetalum'' ''pro parte''
                      |2={{clade
                        |1=Section ''Eupetalum'' ''pro parte''
                        |2={{clade
                          |1=''[[Begonia cremnophila]]'' Clade
                          |2=Section ''Knesebeckia'' I + Section ''Barya''
                           }}
                         }}
                       }}
                     }}
                   }}
                |2={{clade
                  |1=Section ''Australes''
                  |2={{clade
                    |1=Section ''Knesebeckia'' III ''pro parte''
                    |2={{clade
                      |1=''[[Begonia froebelii]]''
                      |2={{clade
                        |1=Section ''Knesebeckia'' III ''pro parte''
                        |2={{clade
                          |1=''[[Begonia lutea]]''
                          |2={{clade
                            |1=Section ''Knesebeckia'' II
                            |2=Section ''Gobenia''
                             }}
                           }}
                         }}
                       }}
                     }}
                   }}
                 }}
              |2={{clade
                |label1='''Neotropical Clade 2-i'''
                |1={{clade
                  |1=Section ''Quadriperigonia''
                  |2={{clade
                    |1={{clade
                      |1=Section ''Parietoplacentalia''
                      |2=Section ''Urniformia''
                       }}
                    |2=Section ''Gireoudia''
                     }}
                   }}
                |label2='''Neotropical Clade 2-ii'''
                |2={{clade
                  |1={{clade
                    |1={{clade
                      |1=Section ''Astrothrix''
                      |2=Section ''Solananthera''
                       }}
                    |2={{clade
                      |1=Section ''Microtuberosa''
                      |2={{clade
                        |1=Section ''Pereira''
                        |2=Section ''Trachelocarpus''
                         }}
                       }}
                     }}
                  |2={{clade
                    |1={{clade
                      |1=Section ''Rossmannia''
                      |2=Section ''Pilderia''
                       }}
                    |2={{clade
                      |1=Section ''Ephemera''
                      |2={{clade
                        |1={{clade
                          |1=Section ''Ruizopavonia''
                          |2=''Casparya''–''Semibegoniella'' Clade
                           }}
                        |2={{clade
                          |1=Section ''Lepsia''
                          |2={{clade
                            |1=Section ''Doratometra''
                            |2={{clade
                              |1=Section ''Begonia''
                              |2={{clade
                                |1=''[[Begonia acutifolia]]'' Clade
                                |2={{clade
                                  |1=Section ''Hydristyles''
                                  |2=Section ''Cyathcnemis''
                                   }}
                                 }}
                               }}
                             }}
                           }}
                         }}
                       }}
                     }}
                   }}
                 }}
               }}
             }}
           }}
         }}
       }}
     }}
   }}
}}

===Species===
{{main|List of Begonia species}}

Selected species:<ref>[http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Begonia+ The Plant List]</ref>

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* ''[[Begonia coccinea]]''
* ''[[Begonia cucullata]]''
* ''[[Begonia foliosa]]''
* ''[[Begonia grandis]]'' <small>Dryand.</small>
* ''[[Begonia obliqua]]''
{{div col end}}

== Cultivation ==
[[File:Angel Wing Begonia.JPG|thumb|right|A potted [[angel wing begonia]] (''Begonia aconitifolia'' × ''B. coccinea'')]]

The different groups of begonias have different care requirements, but most species come from tropical regions, so they and their hybrids require warm temperatures. Most are forest understory plants and require bright shade; few will tolerate full sun, especially in warmer climates. In general, begonias require a well-drained growing medium that is neither constantly wet nor allowed to dry out completely. Many begonias will grow and flower year-round except for tuberous begonias, which usually have a dormant period. During this dormant period, the tubers can be stored in a cool, dry place. Begonias of the semperflorens group (or wax begonias) are frequently grown as bedding plants outdoors. Wax begonias are very attractive, they adapt well when brought inside the house for overwintering and can live up to 4-5 years.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-28|title=How to care for beautiful Wax Begonia indoors (Easily)|url=https://shinyplant.com/wax-begonias/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121231043/https://shinyplant.com/wax-begonias/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=21 January 2021|access-date=2021-02-10|website=Shiny Plant|language=en-US}}</ref>

A recent group of hybrids derived from this group is marketed as "Dragonwing" begonias; they are much larger both in leaf and in flower. Tuberous begonias are frequently used as container plants. Although most ''Begonia'' species are tropical or subtropical in origin, the Chinese species ''[[Begonia grandis|B. grandis]]'' is hardy to USDA [[hardiness zone]] 6 and is commonly known as the "hardy begonia". Most begonias can be grown outdoors year-round in subtropical or tropical climates, but in temperate climates, begonias are grown outdoors as annuals, or as house or greenhouse plants.

Most begonias are easily propagated by division or from stem cuttings. In addition, some can be propagated from leaf cuttings or even sections of leaves, particularly the members of the rhizomatous and rex groups.

=== Horticultural nomenclature ===
[[File:Plum Paisley Begonias.JPG|thumb|Plum Paisley Begonias in a greenhouse.]]

The nomenclature of begonias can be very complex and confusing. The term 'picotee' refers to edging on the petals that is in contrast to the color of the main petal if the colors blend. If they do not, then the term 'marginata' is used, but sometimes these terms are used simultaneously.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pss.uvm.edu/pss123/bulbegon.html|title=Begonia|first=Leonard|last=Perry|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502230741/http://pss.uvm.edu/pss123/bulbegon.html|archive-date=2013-05-02|website=Perry's Perennial Pages}}</ref> 'Non-Stop' refers to a camellia tuberous hybrid that under certain conditions will bloom 'non-stop' all year round.

=== Cultivar groups ===
[[File:Begonia display.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Display of (tuberous) begonias, Hampton Court Flower Show]]

Because of their sometimes showy flowers of white, pink, scarlet, or yellow color and often attractively marked leaves, many species and innumerable [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]]s and [[cultivar]]s are cultivated. The genus is unusual in that species throughout the genus, even those coming from different continents, can frequently be hybridized with each other, and this has led to an enormous number of cultivars. The [[American Begonia Society]] is the [[International Cultivar Registration Authority]] for ''Begonia'', and classifies them into several major groups:

*[[Cane begonia]] {{En dash}} forms tough, [[bamboo]]-like canes
* shrub-like
* [[Begonia × tuberhybrida|tuberous]]
* rhizomatous
* semperflorens (wax or fibrous rooted begonias)
* Rex
* trailing-scandent
* thick-stemmed
For the most part, these groups do not correspond to any formal taxonomic groupings or phylogeny, and many species and hybrids have characteristics of more than one group or do not fit well in any of them.

===AGM plants===
The following is a selection from about 70 species, varieties and cultivars which currently hold the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]]:<ref>{{cite web |title=AGM Plants - Ornamental |page=10 |date=March 2020 |publisher=RHS |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf |access-date=1 November 2020}}</ref> 
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* ''Begonia'' 'Benitochiba'<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/137211/Begonia-Benitochiba-(R)/Details | title = ''Begonia'' 'Benitochiba' | publisher = RHS | access-date = 29 October 2020}}</ref> 
* ''Begonia dregei''<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/112196/Begonia-dregei-(T)/Details | title = ''Begonia dregei'' | publisher = RHS | access-date = 29 October 2020}}</ref> 
* ''Begonia foliosa'' var. ''miniata''<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/2009/Begonia-foliosa-var-miniata/Details | title = ''Begonia foliosa'' var. ''miniata'' | publisher = RHS | access-date = 29 October 2020}}</ref>
* ''Begonia'' 'Glowing Embers'<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/294385/Begonia-Glowing-Embers/Details | title = ''Begonia'' 'Glowing Embers' | publisher = RHS | access-date = 29 October 2020}}</ref> 
* ''Begonia grandis'' subsp. ''evansiana''<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/95775/Begonia-grandis-subsp-evansiana/Details| title = ''Begonia grandis'' subsp. ''evansiana'' | publisher = RHS | access-date = 29 October 2020}}</ref> 
* ''Begonia grandis'' subsp. ''evansiana'' var. ''alba''<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/63105/Begonia-grandis-Dryand-subsp-evansiana-(Andrews)-Irmsch-var-alba-hort/Details | title = ''Begonia grandis'' subsp. ''evansiana'' var. ''alba'' | publisher = RHS | access-date = 29 October 2020}}</ref> 
* ''Begonia'' 'Green Gold'<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/88458/Begonia-Green-Gold-(R)/Details | title = ''Begonia'' 'Green Gold' | publisher = RHS | access-date = 29 October 2020}}</ref> 
* ''Begonia listada''<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/47849/Begonia-listada/Details| title = ''Begonia listada'' | publisher = RHS | access-date = 29 October 2020}}</ref> 
* ''Begonia luxurians''<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/2023/Begonia-luxurians/Details | title = ''Begonia luxurians'' | publisher = RHS | access-date = 29 October 2020}}</ref> 
* ''Begonia masoniana''<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/2026/Begonia-masoniana/Details | title = ''Begonia masoniana'' | publisher = RHS | access-date = 29 October 2020}}</ref> 
* ''Begonia metallica''<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/2029/Begonia-metallica/Details | title = ''Begonia metallica'' | publisher = RHS | access-date = 29 October 2020}}</ref> 
* ''Begonia solananthera''<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/27744/Begonia-solananthera-A-DC/Details | title = ''Begonia solananthera'' | publisher = RHS | access-date = 29 October 2020}}</ref> 
* ''Begonia soli-mutata''<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/181811/Begonia-soli-mutata/Details | title = ''Begonia soli-mutata'' | publisher = RHS | access-date = 29 October 2020}}</ref> 
* ''Begonia sutherlandii''<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/2049/Begonia-sutherlandii-(T)/Details| title = ''Begonia sutherlandii'' | publisher = RHS | access-date = 29 October 2020}}</ref>
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==Culture==
The cultivar '[[Kimjongilia]]' is a floral emblem of [[North Korea]].

Most begonias are sour to the taste, and some people in some areas eat them. This is safe in small amounts but potentially toxic in large quantities due to the prevalence of [[oxalic acid]] in the tissues.{{sfnp|Laferrière|1990}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

===Journal articles===
* {{cite journal |last=Frodin |first=David G. |year=2004 |title=History and concepts of big plant genera |journal=[[Taxon (journal)|Taxon]] |volume=53 |issue=3 |pages=753–776 |jstor=4135449 |doi=10.2307/4135449}}
* {{cite journal |last=Laferrière |first=Joseph E. |date=1990 |title=On the edibility of begonias |journal=Begonian |volume=57 |page=175}}
* {{cite journal |vauthors=Moonlight PW, Ardi WH, Padilla LA, Chung K, Fuller D, Girmansyah D, Hollands R, Jara-Muñoz A, Kiew R, Leong W, Liu Y, Mahardika A, Marasinghe LD, O'Connor M, Peng C, Pérez ÁJ, Phutthai T, Pullan M, Rajbhandary S, Reynel C, Rubite RR, Sang J, Scherberich D, Shui Y, Tebbitt MC, Thomas DC, Wilson HP, Zaini NH, Hughes M |year=2018 |title=Dividing and conquering the fastest-growing genus: Towards a natural sectional classification of the mega-diverse genus ''Begonia'' (Begoniaceae) |journal=[[Taxon (journal)|Taxon]] |volume=67 |issue=2 |pages=267–323 |doi=10.12705/672.3|doi-access=free }}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Begonia}}
{{Wikispecies|Begonia}}
{{Wikitionary}}
* {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Begonia}}
* [http://www.begonias.org American Begonia Society]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120313000653/http://rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/72752/Tel10Hoo749.pdf W. S. Hoover et al. 2004, Notes on the geography of South-East Asian Begonia and species diversity in montane forests]
* [http://www.bioone.org/bioone/?request=get-abstract&issn=0363-6445&volume=028&issue=04&page=0693 Phylogenetic Relationships of the Afro-Malagasy Members of the Large Genus ''Begonia'' Inferred from trnL Intron Sequences]
* [http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/aspt/sb/2005/00000030/00000003/art00017 A Phylogeny of ''Begonia'' Using Nuclear Ribosomal Sequence Data and Morphological Characters]
*[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:327437-2 Begonia L. Plants of the World Online]
*[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:327437-2 Accepted species Plants of the World Online]

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