Begonia megaptera, the large winged begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to Nepal, the eastern Himalaya, Assam, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.[1][2] Very rare in its native habitat, it is cultivated as an ornamental and medicinal plant.[3]
| Begonia megaptera | |
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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. megaptera
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| Binomial name | |
| Begonia megaptera | |
References
edit- ^ "Begonia megaptera A.DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Large Winged Begonia". flowersofindia.net. Flowers of India. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Rahman, MA; Deb, PK (2018). "Present state of knowledge on the family Begoniaceae CA Agardh (Magnoliopsida) of Bangladesh". Journal of Biodiversity Conservation and Bioresource Management. 4: 35–46. doi:10.3329/JBCBM.V4I1.37875. S2CID 92289999.
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