Begonia lubbersii

Begonia lubbersii
Begonia lubbersii illustrated by Pieter De Pannemaeker for Revue de l’Horticulture Belge et Étrangère (Journal of Belgian and Foreign Horticulture).
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Begoniaceae
Genus:	Begonia
Species:	B. lubbersii
Binomial name
Begonia lubbersii É.Morren

Begonia lubbersii is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to the Atlantic Forest region of Brazil. ^[1] It was discovered by and named for Belgian Botanist Louis Lubbers. ^[2] It is a type of cane begonia with oblong rhomboid leaves. The large green, pink and white flowers have a lasting fragrance. ^[3]

References

1. "Begonia lubbersii É.Morren". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
2. Zinn, Johanna (May–June 2025). "Begonia lubbersii" (PDF). The Begonian. 92. American Begonia Society: 107–108. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
3. Li, Lingfei; Yang, Leilei (2023). Ruihua, Ding (ed.). An Illustrated Book of Begonias (1 ed.). Beijing, China: China Agricultural Press. p. 087. ISBN   978-7-109-31617-1.