| Begonia trichocarpa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. trichocarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Begonia trichocarpa | |
Begonia trichocarpa, the hairy-fruit begonia, is a species of plant in the family Begoniaceae [1] .
An annual, robust herb with reddish, flaccid to sub-erect stems densely covered with fine hairs. Leaves are ovate-oblong, 8 × 3 cm, long-acuminate, obliquely cordate at the base, membranous, and hairy, with 5 nerves arising from the base; petiole 1–3 cm long. Stipules are lanceolate. [2] Inflorescences are lateral, cymose, about 2 cm across, borne on 1–2 cm long peduncles. Each cyme bears 1–3 flowers [3] . Male flowers have four glabrous, hispid sepals, the inner pair smaller and curved. Female flowers have 4–5 sepals similar to those of the male flowers. The ovary is hairy, 3-locular with a single placenta; styles are three, each bifid at the apex. The capsule is obovate, 1 × 2 cm, with a flattened tip and acute wings. Seeds are extremely minute and hexagonal [4] .
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