Begonia dentatobracteata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Begoniaceae |
Genus: | Begonia |
Species: | B. dentatobracteata |
Binomial name | |
Begonia dentatobracteata C.Y.Wu (1995) | |
Begonia dentatobracteata is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae. It is a tuberous geophyte endemic to western Yunnan province in south-central China. [2]
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