Common name
English: Hardy Begonia
Mandarin: 秋海棠 (qiu hai tang)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2605)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2502)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2117)
Order: Violales (38)
Family: Begoniaceae (2)(family description)
Genus: Begonia (2)
Epithet: grandis Otto ex A.DC. (5)
Synonyms: Begonia discolor R.Br., Begonia erubescens H.Lév., Begonia evansiana Andrews, Begonia martini H.Lév., Diploclinium evansianum (Andrews) Lindl., Knesebeckia discolor (R.Br.) Klotzsch, Platycentrum discolor (R.Br.) Miq.
discolor => of different or changing colours
erubescens => blushing (reddening)
grandis => large, big
Characteristics
Climate: temperate, sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, pink
External links
Check for Begonia grandis at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1752] Begonia grandis - Plants For A Future
- [1828] Begonia grandis - Flora of China @ efloras.org