Begonia lailana (Begonia lailana)
Description
Lailana Begonia is a species of plant of the family of the Begoniaceae. It was described in 2003 by Ruth Kiew (1946- ...) and Connie Geri. The Begonias ( Begoniaceae C.Agardh ) are a family of plants broadleaf weeds. They are most often herbaceous plants, generally succulent, perennial, often tuberous, from sub-tropical to tropical regions, mainly in tropical America. The genus Begonia, which brings together almost all the species, gave a large number of varieties cultivated mainly for the ornamental interest of their flowers or foliage. With 1,839 species, Begonia is the fifth-largest angiosperm genus. The species are terrestrial (sometimes epiphytic) herbs or undershrubs, and occur in subtropical and tropical moist climates, in South and Central America, Africa, and southern Asia. Terrestrial species in the wild are commonly upright-stemmed, rhizomatous, or tuberous. The plants are monoecious, with unisexual male and female flowers occurring separately on the same plant; the male contains numerous stamens, and the female has a large inferior ovary and two to four branched or twisted stigmas. In most species, the fruit is a winged capsule containing numerous minute seeds, although baccate fruits are also known. The leaves, which are often large and variously marked or variegated, are usually asymmetric (unequal-sided).
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Cucurbitales
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Family: Begoniaceae
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Genus: Begonia
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