Begonia radicans

Begonia radicans
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. radicans
Binomial name
Begonia radicans
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Begonia digwilliana Carrière
    • Begonia dubia Vell.
    • Begonia fritz-muelleri Brade
    • Begonia glaucophylla Gower ex Hook.f.
    • Begonia limminghei Pynaert
    • Begonia limmingheiana É.Morren
    • Begonia lindeniana Brongn.
    • Begonia procumbens Vell.
    • Begonia sandersii A.DC.

Begonia radicans, the shrimp begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Begonia, native to southeastern and southern Brazil.[2] It is an epiphyte with a trailing/scandent growth habit.[3] The vines are reddish in color and hairless, with glossy green, prominently veined leaves. When it flowers (usually between January and April) it gets large clusters of bright red flowers.[4] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]

References

  1. ^ Fl. Flumin. 10: t. 39 (1831)
  2. ^ a b "Begonia radicans Vell". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. ^ ABS (2021-07-02). "Trailing-Scandent | American Begonia Society". www.begonias.org. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
  4. ^ oliaiklod (2016-05-13). "Begonia radicans". Ma collection de Begonias botaniques (in French). Retrieved 2026-02-12.
  5. ^ "Begonia radicans Vell. shrimp begonia". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

Further reading

  • Clark, Alice M. (April 1947). "BEGONIA LIMMINGHE'I ED. PYNAERT". The Begonian. 14 (4): 73, 74.
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