Begonia grandis Otto ex A.DC.

English: Hardy Begonia

Mandarin: 秋海棠 (qiu hai tang)

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Violales (37)

        Family: Begoniaceae (3)(family description)

          Genus: Begonia (3)

            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

Climate: temperate, sub-tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: violet, pink

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