Begoniaceae

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Family of flowering plants

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::summary Family of flowering plants ::

Begonia
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Begoniaceae is a family of flowering plants with two genera and about 2040 species occurring in the subtropics and tropics of both the New World and Old World. All but one of the species are in the genus Begonia. There have been many recent discoveries of species in the genus Begonia, such as Begonia truncatifolia which is endemic to San Vincente, Palawan. B. truncatifolia is smaller than other species of the genus Begonia and this new species is proposed Critically Endangered by standards set by the IUCN. The only other genus in the family, Hillebrandia, is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and has a single species. Phylogenetic work supports Hillebrandia as the sister taxon to the rest of the family. The genus Symbegonia was reduced to a section of Begonia in 2003, as molecular phylogenies had shown it to be derived from within that genus. Members of the genus Begonia are well-known and popular houseplants. Begonia flowers in bloom.jpg|Begonia flowers File:秋海棠 - 溪頭自然教育園區 Begonia - Xitou Nature Education Area, Taiwan 20220413200914 01.jpg|Begonia leaves are very varied in shape and varigation. File:秋海棠 - 溪頭自然教育園區 Begonia - Xitou Nature Education Area, Taiwan 20220413200002 15.jpg|The plants of many species of Begonia are covered with fine hairs. File:秋海棠 - 溪頭自然教育園區 Begonia - Xitou Nature Education Area, Taiwan 20220413202630.jpg|The back of the leaves is one of the key points to appreciate Begonia. File:秋海棠 Begonia - Botanical Garden of National Museum of Natural Science, Taiwan 20220422160737 04.jpg|The back of the leaves is one of the key points to appreciate Begonia. Begonia pseudolubbersii.jpg|Begonia pseudolubbersii

Characteristics

Begonias, particularly double begonias, have similarities to roses and have been called "Roseform Roses" or simply referred to as a type of rose.

References

Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". [[Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society]].
(2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Magnolia Press.
Laura Lowe Forrest, Mark Hughes & Peter M. Hollingsworth. (2005). "A phylogeny of ''Begonia'' using nuclear ribosomal sequence data and morphological characters". [[Systematic Botany]].
(2020-09-04). "Begonia truncatifolia (Begoniaceae, section Baryandra), a new species from Palawan Island, the Philippines". Phytotaxa.
(2004). "Phylogenetic position and biogeography of ''Hillebrandia sandwicensis'' (Begoniaceae): a rare Hawaiian relict". [[American Journal of Botany]].
(2003). "A recircumscription of ''Begonia'' based on nuclear ribosomal sequences". [[Plant Systematics and Evolution]].
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"Begonia 'Roseform Rose'".
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