Begonia decandra

Species of plant

Begonia decandra

Habit
In El Yunque National Forest
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Cucurbitales
Family:  | Begoniaceae
Genus:  | Begonia
Species:  |

B. decandra

Binomial name
Begonia decandra

Pav. ex A.DC.

Synonyms[1]

* Begonia decandra Sessé & Moc.
* Begonia portoricensis A.DC.

Begonia decandra, the native begonia or corazón de poeta, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, found only in Puerto Rico.[1][2] An understory herb, its veins exude red sap when crushed.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Begonia decandra Pav. ex A.DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
2. ^ Gann, GD; Trejo-Torres, JC (2023). "Begonia decandra". Plantas de la Isla de Puerto Rico / Plants of the Island of Puerto Rico. Delray Beach, Florida: The Institute for Regional Conservation. Retrieved 5 July 2023. "Begonia nativa, Begonia de sierra, Begonia de poeta, Corazón de poeta"
3. ^ Wagner, Richard J.; Wagner, Anstiss B.; Howard, Richard A. (1969). "The Ecology of an Elfin Forest in Puerto Rico, 9. Chemical Studies of Colored Leaves". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 50 (4): 556–565. doi:10.5962/p.337641. JSTOR 43781674. S2CID 251143473.

Taxon identifiers

Begonia decandra|

* Wikidata: Q5724607
* Wikispecies: Begonia decandra
* BioLib: 196886
* CoL: 7RGMZ
* EoL: 585687
* EPPO: BEGDE
* GBIF: 2874723
* GRIN: 425574
* iNaturalist: 430190
* IPNI: 104525-1
* IRMNG: 10198144
* ITIS: 22331
* Observation.org: 414723
* Open Tree of Life: 3902428
* Plant List: kew-361401
* PLANTS: BEDE2
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:104525-1
* Tropicos: 3400355
* WFO: wfo-0000823803

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