Details of Begonia “Baik Red” Cellata
• Difficulty: Easy
• Family: Begoniaceae
• Gender: Begonia
• Origin: South America
• Illumination: High average
• Temperature: Warm weather
• Humidity: High
• Increase: Medium
Characteristics of Begonia Cellata (ex. Baik Red)
The Begonia genus comprises about 1500 species, of which about 150, in addition to nearly 10 varieties and hybrids, are marketed for garden use. They are native to the tropical and subtropical regions of America, Africa and Asia. The only other member of the Begoniaceae family is Hillebrandia, a genus with only one species in the Hawaiian Islands, and the genus Symbegonia which was recently included in Begonia.
The name of the genus, coined by Charles Plumier, a French botanist, honors Michel Bégon, a governor of the former French colony of Haiti, and was adopted by Linnaeus.
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