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Begonia domingensis

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Begonia domingensis
Flowers
Begonia domingensis is shrubby, and tends to spread wider than it is tall
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

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

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  1. ^ a b "Begonia domingensis A.DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Begonia domingensis A. Dc. peanut-brittle begonia". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ Tebbitt, Mark C. (2005). Begonias: Cultivation, Identification, and Natural History. Timber Press. ISBN 9780881927337.