Begonia acutifolia explained

Begonia acutifolia, the holly-leaf begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to Cuba and Jamaica, and introduced to Saint Helena.[1] [2] Shade tolerant, it is kept as a house plant, or outside in USDA hardiness zone 9b or warmer.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Begonia acutifolia Jacq. . . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 19 August 2021 .
  2. Web site: Begonia acutifolia Jacq. holly-leaf begonia . 2021 . The Royal Horticultural Society . 19 August 2021 .
  3. Introgression of wild germplasm into cultivated ornamental plants . 2019 . Van Huylenbroeck . J. . Eeckhaut . T. . Leus . L. . Van Laere . K. . Dhooghe . E. . Acta Horticulturae . 1240 . 13–20 . 10.17660/ActaHortic.2019.1240.2 . 242387812 .

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