Begonia glabra
| Begonia glabra | |
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| Climbing a tree | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. glabra
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| Binomial name | |
| Begonia glabra | |
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Begonia glabra, the climbing sorrel, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to the New World Tropics.[1][2] An unusual vining begonia, it is popular in vivariums. Its use in the Winti Afro-Surinamese traditional religion has led to local over-collection.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Begonia glabra Aubl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Begonia glabra climbing sorrel". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ Verschuuren, Bas; McNeely, Jeffrey; Oviedo, Gonzalo; Wild, Robert (25 June 2012). Sacred Natural Sites: Conserving Nature and Culture. p. 143. ISBN 9781136530746.
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