Begonia carolineifolia

Begonia carolineifolia, the palm leaf begonia, palmate begonia or hand begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Begonia native to central and southern Mexico and northern Central America.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Begonia carolineifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. carolineifolia
Binomial name
Begonia carolineifolia
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Begonia rotata Liebm.
    • Gireoudia carolineifolia (Regel) Klotzsch
    • Gireoudia rotata (Liebm.) Klotzsch

References
  1. Gartenflora 1: 259 (1852)
  2. "Begonia carolineifolia Regel". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. "Begonia carolineifolia". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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