Biology:Begonia glabra

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Begonia

Begonia glabra
Begonia glabra Fruchtstand.jpg
Climbing a tree
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. glabra
Binomial name
Begonia glabra
Synonyms[1]

Begonia glabra, the climbing sorrel, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to the New World Tropics.[1][2] An unusual vining begonia, it is popular in vivariums. Its use in the Winti Afro-Surinamese traditional religion has led to local over-collection.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Begonia glabra Aubl.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:104759-1. 
  2. "Begonia glabra climbing sorrel". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/20096/Begonia-glabra/Details. 
  3. Verschuuren, Bas; McNeely, Jeffrey; Oviedo, Gonzalo; Wild, Robert (25 June 2012). Sacred Natural Sites: Conserving Nature and Culture. p. 143. ISBN 9781136530746. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10546535 entry