Begonia ferox is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae.[1] Begonia ferox has been documented in Guangxi Zhuangzu growing on limestone outcroppings of the forest floor. It has a creeping growth habit, with leaves up to 19 cm (7.5 in) long and 13 cm (5 in) wide. When the leaves reach maturity, blackish-brown and hairy bullae with red tips emerge, up to 1.3 cm (.5 in) tall and .6 cm (.25 in) wide. It flowers from January through May, producing fruit April through July. Carpellate flowers are pinkish white, while staminate flowers are pinkish yellow, and the fruit is reddish-green.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. ferox
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| Begonia ferox C.-I Peng & Yan Liu. (2013)
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References
edit- ^ "Begonia ferox C.-I Peng & Yan Liu". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ^ Peng, Ching-I; Lin, Che-Wei; Yang, Hsun-An; Kono, Yoshiko; Nguyen, Hieu Quang (2015-05-02). "Six new species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from limestone areas in Northern Vietnam". Botanical Studies. 56 (1): 9. doi:10.1186/s40529-015-0089-3. ISSN 1999-3110. PMC 5430323. PMID 28510818.
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