Begonia megaptera, the large winged begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to Nepal, the eastern Himalaya, Assam, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.[1][2] Very rare in its native habitat, it is cultivated as an ornamental and medicinal plant.[3]

Begonia megaptera
At the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. megaptera
Binomial name
Begonia megaptera

References

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  1. ^ "Begonia megaptera A.DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Large Winged Begonia". flowersofindia.net. Flowers of India. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ^ Rahman, MA; Deb, PK (2018). "Present state of knowledge on the family Begoniaceae CA Agardh (Magnoliopsida) of Bangladesh". Journal of Biodiversity Conservation and Bioresource Management. 4: 35–46. doi:10.3329/JBCBM.V4I1.37875. S2CID 92289999.