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Botanical name: Begonia fuchsioides Family: Begoniaceae (Begonia family)
Synonyms: Begonia floribunda, Begonia miniata, Begonia multiflora
Synonyms: Begonia floribunda, Begonia miniata, Begonia multiflora
Fuchsia Begonia is a bushy perennial subshrub with
slender stems and shiny mid-green leaves. It grows up to 60 cm tall,
with stems fleshy, reddish. Leaves are oblong-ovate somewhat curved,
toothed, and up to 2.5 cm long. Flowers are fuchsia-like, pink to red,
up to 3 cm across. Fuchsia Begonia is native to South America,
cultivated as a garden plant worldwide.
| Identification credit: Mark Hughes | Photographed in BSI, Gangtok, Sikkim |
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