Begoniaceae

Starleaf begonia

Begonia heracleifolia Schltdl. & Cham.

Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia

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Starleaf begonia: Dick Culbert: Known as the Star Leaf Begonia, B. heracleifolia is widely planted as ground cover. It is native across Central America, but is here blooming in t — Photo: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

Belarusian: Бягонія баршчэўнікалістая
Chinese: 白芷叶秋海棠
English: Starleaf begonia
Slovenian: Deženovolistna begonija
Vietnamese: Thu hải đường lá thầu dầu

Synonyms

Begonia heracleifolia f. punctata (Klotzsch) Voss
Begonia heracleifolia var. longipila (Lem.) A.DC.
Begonia heracleifolia var. nigricans Hook.
Begonia heracleifolia var. nigricans (Hook.) A.DC.
Begonia heracleifolia var. paramadilio hort.
Begonia heracleifolia var. punctata (Klotzsch ex Link, Klotzsch & Otto) A.DC.
Begonia heracleifolia var. punctata Cels
Begonia jatrophifolia hort. ex Klotzsch
Begonia jatrophifolia hort. ex Klotzsch
Begonia jatrophifolia Cels
Begonia longipila Lem.
Begonia nigrescens Van Houtte ex Otto
Begonia nigricans hort. ex Klotzsch
Begonia punctata Klotzsch
Begonia radiata Graham
Begonia tanacetifolia hort. ex Steud.
Begonia tenacetifolia hort. ex Graham
Begonia trigonoptera Sprague
Eupetalum punctatum (Klotzsch) Paxton
Gireoudia heracleifolia (Schltdl. & Cham.) Klotzsch
Gireoudia heracleifolia var. heracleifolia
Gireoudia heracleifolia var. punctata (Klotzsch) Klotzsch
Gireoudia heracleifolia var. viridis Klotzsch
Gireoudia punctata (Klotzsch) Klotzsch

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

Photo: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gabriel Jovêncio Ribeiro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kor!An, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Günter Pisch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Pablo Cauã da Silva Toledo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ana Nuño, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bachelot Pierre J-P, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: filipeprates, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.