5397.000 Begonia L.

Description of the genus

Leaves asymmetric, palmate-veined, lobed. Tepals pink, orange, yellow or white; 5 in male flowers, 4 in female flowers. Fruits 3-winged.

Worldwide: 900 species in tropical and warm regions, especially America

Burundi: 5 taxa.

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Species		Content
eminii Warb.
meyeri-johannis Engl.		Image
oxyloba Welw. ex Hook. f.		Description, Image
poculifera Hook.f.
pulcherrima Sosef [NrEnd]		Image

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