Begonia bowerae

Begonia bowerae, the eyelash begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to Oaxaca and Chiapas states of Mexico.[1][2] A popular houseplant, a number of cultivars are available.

  • 'Bethlehem Star' cultivar
    'Bethlehem Star' cultivar
  • 'Rubra' cultivar, showing "eyelashes"
    'Rubra' cultivar, showing "eyelashes"
  • 'Nigra Magra' cultivar
    'Nigra Magra' cultivar
  • Wild-type at the Dresden Botanical Garden
    Wild-type at the Dresden Botanical Garden
  • Flowers of putative variety roseflora
    Flowers of putative variety roseflora
  • Younger leaves are redder
    Younger leaves are redder

Begonia bowerae
Begonia bowerae 'Tiger' cultivar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. bowerae
Binomial name
Begonia bowerae
Ziesenh.
Synonyms[1]
  • Begonia bowerae var. major Ziesenh.
  • Begonia bowerae var. roseflora Ziesenh.

References
  1. "Begonia bowerae Ziesenh". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. "Begonia bowerae eyelash begonia". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.


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