Begonia polygonoides
| Begonia polygonoides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. polygonoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Begonia polygonoides | |
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Begonia polygonoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to west central Africa. Though it grows primarily in wet tropical biomes,[1] it is epiphytic and grows in the tree canopy where atmospheric conditions are much drier.[2]
Begonia polygonoides can be found in Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Ghana, Zaire, Cameroon and DR Congo.[1][2] As a houseplant, it is grown in trailing baskets, or trained to grow up a moss pole.
The species was first documented in 1871.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Begonia polygoides Hook.f". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Begonia polygonoides". The Begonian. 92. American Begonia Society: 211. November–December 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.