Fancy Begonia rex

by Felicia Tica

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Fancy Begonia rex

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Felicia Tica

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Description

Begonias (Begonia), also called skew blade, are a genus of the family of skew -leaved plants (Begoniaceae). A total of about 1400 to 1500 species of this genus are assigned so that it is among the most species-rich plant genera . The genus name honors Michel Begon , a traveling companion of the botanist Charles Plumier .
Many species and varieties of the genus Begonia ( Begonia ) are maintained as ornamental plants in rooms or as bedding and balcony plants for their colorful foliage or their impressive flowers.

Systematology
The genus name Begonia was already in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus in Species Plantarum 2 : 1056 published.
For the classification of begonias see there. The species-rich genus Begonia (Begonia) is divided into 66 sections. There are about 1400 to 1500 Begonia species.

Dissemination
Begonia species of this genus can be found in humid tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Most species are native to South America . Only one species Begonia grandis thrives in temperate latitudes in the Western Hills near Peking and is hardy in Central Europe in sheltered places.


Hybrids
Widely used as ornamental plants are different groups of hybrids :
Begonia Semperflorens hybrids or Eisbegonien called
Elatior begonias (Begonia × hiemalis Fotsch , Syn : Begonia × elatior hort, Begonia elatior hybrids)
Tuberous begonias (Begonia tuberhybrida)
Lorraine begonias (Begonia Lorraine hybrids) were earlier offered more often , hard to find today,
Rex begonias ( Begonia rex hybrids).

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January 24th, 2014

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