| Begonia domingensis | |
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| Flowers | |
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| Begonia domingensis is shrubby, and tends to spread wider than it is tall | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. domingensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Begonia domingensis | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Begonia domingensis var. oligostemon Urb. | |
Begonia domingensis, the peanut-brittle begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to the Dominican Republic.[1][2] A bush or shrub begonia, it is occasionally cultivated, more for its well-behaved growth form than for its flowers or foliage.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Begonia domingensis A.DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ↑ "Begonia domingensis A. Dc. peanut-brittle begonia". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ↑ Tebbitt, Mark C. (2005). Begonias: Cultivation, Identification, and Natural History. Timber Press. ISBN 9780881927337.
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