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Begonia guatemalensis (Begonia guatemalensis)

Description

Begonia guatemalensis is a plant species of the Begoniaceae family . This begonia comes from Guatemala . The species was described in 1853 by Henri Guillaume Galeotti (1814-1858), following the work of Louis Van Houtte (1810-1876). The specific epithet guatemalensis means "from Guatemala".

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Cucurbitales

            • Family: Begoniaceae

              • Genus: Begonia