Begonia formosana (Hayata) Masam. is a plant in the Begoniaceae family, order Cucurbitales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Begonia formosana (Hayata) Masam. (Begonia formosana (Hayata) Masam.)
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Begonia formosana (Hayata) Masam.

Begonia formosana (Hayata) Masam.

Begonia formosana is a flowering plant in Begoniaceae, native to Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands.

Family
Genus
Begonia
Order
Cucurbitales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Begonia formosana (Hayata) Masam.

Begonia formosana is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the Begoniaceae family. This species is native to Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands. It typically grows in shady, moist locations within forests, at elevations ranging from 700 to 900 meters, or 2,300 to 3,000 feet.

Photo: (c) Lijin Huang (紫楝), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Lijin Huang (紫楝) · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Cucurbitales Begoniaceae Begonia

More from Begoniaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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