Begonia hispida, the piggyback begonia (a name only applied to individuals with leaflets), is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to southeastern and southern Brazil.[1] They are occasionally cultivated due to their "piggyback" leaflets which grow directly from veins in the main leaves.[2][3] The piggyback mutation is also seen in Arabidopsis.[4]
| Begonia hispida | |
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| Leaflets of putative variety B. hispida var. cucullifera | |
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| Botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. hispida |
| Binomial name | |
| Begonia hispida | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Begonia hispida var. cucullifera Irmsch. | |