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Begonia incarnata is a species of plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to Brazil. It is a shrublike evergreen perennial growing to 1 metre (39 in), bearing large, asymmetrical green leaves with a metallic sheen, and dark green veins. It produces small hairy pink flowers. As it does not tolerate temperatures below 10 °C (50 °F), in temperate regions it must be grown under glass.[1][2]

Begonia incarnata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Begoniaceae
Genus:	Begonia
Species:	B. incarnata
Binomial name
Begonia incarnata Link & Otto
Synonyms
List Begonia aucubifolia Klotzsch Begonia ciliata Steud. Begonia incarnata var. gracilis Maund Begonia incarnata var. papillosa A.DC. Begonia insignis Graham Begonia martiana Schltdl. Begonia metallica W.G.Sm. Begonia papillosa Graham Begonia subpeltata Regel Knesebeckia aucubifolia Klotzsch Knesebeckia incarnata (Link & Otto) Klotzsch Knesebeckia papillosa (Graham) Klotzsch

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit under the synonym Begonia metallica.[3]

References

External links

• Media related to Begonia incarnata at Wikimedia Commons

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