| Begonia acutifolia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. acutifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Begonia acutifolia | |
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Begonia acutifolia, the holly-leaf begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to Cuba and Jamaica, and introduced to Saint Helena.[1][2] Shade tolerant, it is kept as a house plant, or outside in USDA hardiness zone 9b or warmer.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Begonia acutifolia Jacq". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ↑ "Begonia acutifolia Jacq. holly-leaf begonia". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ↑ Van Huylenbroeck, J.; Eeckhaut, T.; Leus, L.; Van Laere, K.; Dhooghe, E. (2019). "Introgression of wild germplasm into cultivated ornamental plants". Acta Horticulturae (1240): 13–20. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2019.1240.2. S2CID 242387812.
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