| Begonia
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| Begonia obliqua
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Plantae
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| Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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| Clade:
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Angiosperms
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| Clade:
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Eudicots
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| Clade:
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Rosids
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| Order:
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Cucurbitales
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| Family:
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Begoniaceae
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| Genus:
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Begonia
L.
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| Type species
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Begonia obliqua
L.
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| Species
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| Range of the genus Begonia
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| Synonyms
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- Augustia Klotzsch
- Barya Klotzsch
- Begoniella Oliv.
- Casparya Klotzsch
- Cladomischus Klotzsch ex A.DC.
- Cyathocnemis Klotzsch
- Diploclinium Lindl.
- Donaldia Klotzsch
- Doratometra Klotzsch
- Eupetalum Lindl.
- Ewaldia Klotzsch
- Falkea J.Koenig ex Steud.
- Gaerdtia Klotzsch
- Gireoudia Klotzsch
- Gurltia Klotzsch
- Haagea Klotzsch
- Huszia Klotzsch
- Isopteryx Klotzsch
- Knesebeckia Klotzsch
- Lauchea Klotzsch
- Lepsia Klotzsch
- Magnusia Klotzsch
- Mezierea Gaudich.
- Mitscherlichia Klotzsch
- Moschkowitzia Klotzsch
- Nephromischus Klotzsch
- Petermannia Klotzsch
- Pilderia Klotzsch
- Platycentrum Klotzsch
- Platyclinium T.Moore
- Pritzelia Klotzsch
- Putzeysia Klotzsch
- Rachia Klotzsch
- Reichenheimia Klotzsch
- Riessia Klotzsch
- Rossmannia Klotzsch
- Sassea Klotzsch
- Saueria Klotzsch
- Scheidweileria Klotzsch
- Semibegoniella C.DC.
- Sphenanthera Hassk.
- Steineria Klotzsch
- Stibadotheca Klotzsch
- Symbegonia Warb.
- Tittelbachia Klotzsch
- Trachelanthus Klotzsch
- Trachelocarpus Müll.Berol.
- Trendelenburgia Klotzsch
- Trilomisa Raf.
- Wageneria Klotzsch
- Weilbachia Klotzsch & Oerst.
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Begonia is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Begoniaceae. The genus contains more than 2,000 different plant species, distributed primarily across tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Central and South America, with Africa considered the center of origin. Some species are commonly grown indoors as ornamental houseplants in cooler climates, or cultivated outside in summertime for their bright colorful flowers, which have petals but no sepals.