Begonia ludicra

Begonia ludicra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. ludicra
Binomial name
Begonia ludicra
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Begonia liebmannii A.DC.
    • Begonia repens (Hemsl.
    • Begonia reptans Liebm.
    • Weilbachia reptans Klotzsch & Oerst

Begonia ludicra is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, with a native range from Central Mexico to Central America.[1] It was described in 1859 by Alphonse Pyrame de Candolle (1806–1893).

B. ludicra exhibits notable foliar diversity, with leaf shapes ranging from ovate to palmate and varying amounts of lobing. The cordate leaf base ranges from cuneate to broadly rounded, leaf margins crenate, dentate or ciliate, and the leaf surface can either be glabrous or pubescent. The coloring of the leaves can be green, bronze-green, blue-green, maroon and burgundy.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Begonia ludicra A.DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  2. ^ Morris, Rekha; Pendleton, SC (September–October 2010). "Begonia ludicra A. de Candolle" (PDF). The Begonian. 77: 170–173. Retrieved 18 December 2025.