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Wax Begonia

Begonia cucullata

Wax Begonia
Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada · CC BY 2.0

Overview

Begonia cucullata, also known as clubbed begonia, is a species of the Begoniaceae that is native to South American countries of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. A common garden plant and part of the section Begonia, it was described in 1805 by Carl Ludwig Willdenow (1765–1812). The specific epithet "cucullata" means "resembling a hood" or "hooded".

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Begonia cucullata — CC BY-SA 4.0