Begonia verticillata Vell.
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Begonia verticillata (formerly Begonia luxurians) also known as the tree begonia or palm leaf begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae endemic to the tropical rainforests in Southeast Brazil. It's an evergreen perennial flowering plant known for its height, its large, drooping, palmate leaves, and its bright-red, erect stems. It's got fibrous roots, and a shrub-like growth habit. Despite its common names of palm-leaf or tree begonia, B. verticillata is neither a member of the palm family, Aracaceae, nor is it truly a tree.
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About the genus · Begonia
Begonia is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Begoniaceae. The genus contains more than 2,000 different plant species, distributed primarily across tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Central and South America, with Africa considered the center of origin. Some species are commonly grown indoors as ornamental houseplants in cooler climates, or cultivated outside in summertime for their bright colorful flowers, which have petals but no sepals.
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Cultivation
Grouped as a tropical foliage plant, listed under the genus Begonia in the archetype table, and Kew describes it as “shrub”, “wet tropical”.
How this section is made
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Group. Listed under the genus Begonia in the archetype table, and Kew describes it as “shrub”, “wet tropical”. A group is taken only where Kew's description of the species agrees with the table's listing. The table gives no figure and no prose; the cold floor is the habitat's alone.
Climate across the habitat
Natural habitat
This species has no GBIF key of its own. Its records are GBIF's under the key of the name Kew's World Checklist holds as this plant: 4157819 (Begonia verticillata Vell., 0 records). No name was matched to GBIF; the keys are read from Kew's synonymy. How.
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Related
Other Begonia 279 in the reference
Begonia acerifolia Maple-leaved begonia Photo: CC BY, Yuri Sofronov
Begonia acetosa Ruby begonia Photo: CC0, Daderot Begonia acetosella Begoniaceae 
Begonia acida Begoniaceae Photo: CC BY-SA, Michael Wolf
Begonia aconitifolia Aconite Leaved Begonia Photo: CC BY-SA, rubens curvelo
Begonia acutifolia Begoniaceae Photo: CC BY, Cliff from I now live in Arlington, VA… Begonia albomaculata Begoniaceae Begonia × albopicta Begoniaceae Begonia alice-clarkiae Begoniaceae Begonia almedana Begoniaceae Begonia amphioxus Begoniaceae all 280 ›Names & registers
Also known as Scheidweileria luxurians; Begonia luxurians; Begonia luxurians var. sampaioana. (WCVP, RBG Kew)
The record
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Where this page came from built 2026-10-22
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