Begonia sanguinea

Begonia sanguinea
At the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. sanguinea
Binomial name
Begonia sanguinea
Synonyms[1]

Pritzelia sanguinea (Raddi) Klotzsch

Begonia sanguinea, the beefsteak begonia or blood-red begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to southern Brazil.[1][2] Valued for the deep red color of the abaxial surface of their leaves, they are easy to propagate from cuttings.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Begonia sanguinea Raddi". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Begonia sanguinea beefsteak begonia". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021. Other common names; ... Fleisch-blattler
  3. ^ Boynton, Kenneth R. (29 June 1925). "Begonia sanguinea". Addisonia. 10 (Part 1): 6–7. Retrieved 12 July 2021.


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