Begonia obliqua is the type species of the genus Begonia[1] and the species to which Plumier first gave the name Begonia. It is native to Martinique, Dominica, and Guadeloupe.
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| Male (left) and female (right) Begonia obliqua flowers | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. obliqua
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| Binomial name | |
| Begonia obliqua | |
The name has been misapplied to Begonia grandis by Thunberg, to Begonia minor by L'Héritier, and to Begonia fischeri by Vellozo.
References
edit- ^ Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2:1056. 1753
External links
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