Begonia circularis

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Begonia circularis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. circularis
Binomial name
Begonia circularis
C.I Peng & C.W.Lin

Begonia circularis, commonly known as the ringed begonia, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to Vietnam. [2]

B. circularis is endemic to Thach An District, Cao Bang Province, Vietnam. It is found in the cracks of mossy rocks on partially shaded limestone cliffs in evergreen broad-leaved forest, elevation 600 m. [3]

The specific epithet refers to the circular foliar variegation of the species. [3]

References

  1. "環紋秋海棠 (Begonia circularis C.I Peng & C.W.Lin)". Open Museum. Digital Culture Center, Academia Sinica. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  2. "Begonia circularis C.I Peng & C.W.Lin". Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 Peng, Ching-I; Lin, Che-Wei; Yang, Hsun-An; Kono, Yoshiko; Nguyen, Hieu Quang (2015). "Six new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from limestone areas in Northern Vietnam". Botanical Studies. 56 (9) 9. Bibcode:2015BotSt..56....9P. doi: 10.1186/s40529-015-0089-3 . PMC   5430323 . PMID   28510818.