Begonia bowerae

Begonia bowerae, the eyelash begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to Oaxaca and Chiapas states of Mexico.^[1][2] A popular houseplant, a number of cultivars are available.

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  'Bethlehem Star' cultivar
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  'Rubra' cultivar, showing "eyelashes"
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  'Nigra Magra' cultivar
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  Wild-type at the Dresden Botanical Garden
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  Flowers of putative variety roseflora
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  Younger leaves are redder

Begonia bowerae
Begonia bowerae 'Tiger' cultivar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Begoniaceae
Genus:	Begonia
Species:	B. bowerae
Binomial name
Begonia bowerae Ziesenh.
Synonyms[1]
Begonia bowerae var. major Ziesenh. Begonia bowerae var. roseflora Ziesenh.