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Begonia coccinea

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Begonia coccinea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia
Species:
B. coccinea
Binomial name
Begonia coccinea
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Begonia coccinea, the scarlet begonia,[1] is a species of plant in the family Begoniaceae. It is native to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil.

Conservation

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The species is found on the IUCN Red List of endangered species in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo, in the southeast of Brasil.[2]


References

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  1. NRCS. "Begonia coccinea". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  2. "IEMA - Espécies Ameaçadas". iema.es.gov.br. Retrieved 2022-04-12.