Begonia coccinea

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Begonia coccinea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. coccinea
Binomial name
Begonia coccinea
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Begonia coccinea, the scarlet begonia, [1] is a species of plant in the family Begoniaceae. It is native to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil.

Conservation

The species is found on the IUCN Red List of endangered species in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo, in the southeast of Brasil. [2]


References

  1. NRCS. "Begonia coccinea". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  2. "IEMA - Espécies Ameaçadas". iema.es.gov.br. Retrieved 2022-04-12.