Begoniaceae

Begonia maculata Raddi

Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia

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Begonia maculata (Begonia maculata) — FlowerPhoto: filipeprates, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Belarusian: Бягонія каралавая
Chinese: 竹節秋海棠, 竹节秋海棠, 斑叶竹节秋海棠
Polish: Lista gatunków z rodzaju begonia
Russian: Бегония пятнистая
Swedish: Prickbegonia

Synonyms

Begonia aculeata Walp.
Begonia albopicta Bull.
Begonia argentea Van Houtte ex Klotzsch
Begonia argenteoguttata Irmsch. ex hort.
Begonia maculata f. argentea (Klotzsch) Voss
Begonia maculata var. albopicta (W.Bull) Fotsch
Begonia maculata var. argentea (Van Houtte ex Klotzsch) A.DC.
Begonia maculata var. wightii Fotsch
Gaerdtia argentea Van Houtte ex Klotzsch
Gaerdtia maculata (Raddi) Klotzsch

Flowers

In flower: March, November to January (from 18 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: filipeprates, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Victor Farjalla Pontes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cliff from I now live in Arlington, VA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: filipeprates, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Montréalais, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Felipe Vilela Night, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: filipeprates, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: GCornelis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Almeida Guilherme, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: filipeprates, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: GCornelis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ketley Barreto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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). About our plant data.