Begonia heracleifolia

Begonia heracleifolia
In a garden setting in India
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Begoniaceae
Genus:	Begonia
Species:	B. heracleifolia
Binomial name
Begonia heracleifolia Schltdl. & Cham.
Synonyms [1]
List Begonia heracleifolia var. longipila(Lem.) A.DC. Begonia heracleifolia var. nigricansHook.f. Begonia heracleifolia f. punctata(Klotzsch) Voss Begonia heracleifolia var. sunderbruckiiC.Chev. Begonia jatrophifoliaKlotzsch Begonia longipilaLem. Begonia punctataKlotzsch Begonia radiataGraham Begonia tanacetifoliaSteud. Begonia trigonopteraSprague Eupetalum punctatum(Klotzsch) Paxton Gireoudia heracleifolia(Schltdl. & Cham.) Klotzsch Gireoudia heracleifolia var. punctata(Klotzsch) Klotzsch Gireoudia heracleifolia var. viridisKlotzsch Gireoudia punctata(Klotzsch) Klotzsch

Begonia heracleifolia, the star begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae. ^[2] It is native to Mexico and northern Central America, and has been introduced to Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad and Tobago. ^[1] A widespread species that is adapted to drought, it possesses considerable genetic and morphological variation, particularly in leaf shape and patterning. ^[3]

References

1. "Begonia heracleifolia Schltdl. & Cham". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
2. "Begonia heracleifolia star begonia". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021. Other common names; ... star leaf begonia
3. Twyford, Alex D.; Kidner, Catherine A.; Harrison, Nicola; Ennos, Richard A. (2013). "Population history and seed dispersal in widespread Central American Begonia species (Begoniaceae) inferred from plastome-derived microsatellite markers". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 171: 260–276. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01265.x .