Begonia diadema is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to Costa Rica.[1] It has a rhizomatous growth habit with erect stems, pink flowers, and palmate leaves. In gardens, it prefers shade and blooms in the spring. [2] For hybridizers, B. diadema is a common parent species in the rex cultorum. [3]
| Begonia diadema | |
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| Botanical illustration of Begonia diadema drawn by Jean Jules Linden for L'Illustration Horticole | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. diadema |
| Binomial name | |
| Begonia diadema Linden | |
Images
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Silver Star cultivar
Ornamental plant catalog from 1899. B. diadema is numbered 9.
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References
edit- ↑ "Begonia diadema W.Bull". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ↑ Sharp, Peter G. (2011). Down To Earth - With Begonias (PDF). p. 91. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ↑ Clark, Alice M. (January 1948). "B. DIADEMA, LINDEN" (PDF). The Begonian. 15 (1): 12, 13, 14. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
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