Common name
English: Hardy Begonia
Mandarin: 秋海棠 (qiu hai tang)
English: Hardy Begonia
Mandarin: 秋海棠 (qiu hai tang)
Kingdom: Plantae (2634)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2538)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2145)
Order: Cucurbitales (28)
Family: Begoniaceae (2)(family description)
Genus: Begonia (2)
Epithet: reniformis Dryand. (1)
Synonyms: Begonia elatior Steud., Begonia grandis Otto, Begonia huberi C.DC., Begonia inermis Irmsch., Begonia longipes Hook., Begonia palmifolia B.H.Buxton, Begonia truncata Vell., Begonia vitifolia Schott, Wageneria longipes Klotzsch (Hook.), Wageneria reniformis (Dryand.) Klotzsch, Wageneria vitifolia (Schott) Klotzsch
elatior => higher, very lofty
grandis => large, big
inermis => unarmed
longipes => long-stalked
palmifolia => with palm-like leaves
reniformis => kidney-shaped
truncata => truncate, cut off, blunt-ended
vitifolia => with leaves like a vine, Vitis
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, pink
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