Begonia ulmifolia, the elm-leaf begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae.[2] It is native to South America; Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, the Guianas, and eastern Brazil, and introduced to Mauritius, Réunion, and the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean.[1] Cultivated for its ornamental foliage more than its flowers, it is suitable for green roofs in hot and humid areas.[3]
| Begonia ulmifolia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Begoniaceae |
| Genus: | Begonia |
| Species: | B. ulmifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Begonia ulmifolia | |
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