Begonia fuchsioides, the fuchsia begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae.[2] It is native to Ecuador, Colombia, and western Venezuela, and has been introduced to Hawaii and Réunion.[1] A small bush reaching 2 ft (60 cm), it is hardy to USDA zone 10a.[3]

Begonia fuchsioides
At the Dresden Botanical Garden
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Begoniaceae
Genus:	Begonia
Species:	B. fuchsioides
Binomial name
Begonia fuchsioides Hook.
Synonyms[1]
List Begonia floribunda Carrière Begonia foliosa var. miniata (A.DC.) L.B.Sm. & B.G.Schub. Begonia fuchsioides var. miniata (Planch. & Linden) A.DC. Begonia fuchsioides f. miniata (Planch. & Linden) Voss Begonia fulgens Lemoine Begonia miniata Planch. & Linden Begonia multiflora Benth. Tittelbachia fuchsioides (Hook.) Klotzsch Tittelbachia miniata (Planch. & Linden) Klotzsch

Hybrids

It is a parent of the following artificial hybrids:[4][5][6]

• Begonia × ascotiensis J.B.Weber – B. cucullata Willd. × B. fuchsioides Hook.
• Begonia × digswelliana Dombrain – B. fuchsioides Hook. × B. obliqua L.
• Begonia × ingramii T.Moore & Ayres – B. fuchsioides Hook. × B. minor Jacq.

References

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