Begoniaceae

Grapeleaf begonia

Begonia reniformis Dryand.

Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia

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Common names

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English: Grapeleaf begonia, Grape-leaf begonia, Pikonia, Grape leaf begonia

Synonyms

Begonia elatior hort. ex Steud.
Begonia grandis Otto ex A.DC.
Begonia grandis Otto
Begonia huberi C.DC.
Begonia inermis Irmsch.
Begonia longipes Hook.
Begonia longipes var. laticordata A.DC.
Begonia longipes var. longipes
Begonia palmifolia hort. ex Buxton
Begonia truncata Vell.
Begonia valida Goebel
Begonia vitifolia Schott
Begonia vitifolia hort. ex Klotzsch
Begonia vitifolia var. bahiensis A.DC.
Begonia vitifolia var. grandis A.DC.
Begonia vitifolia var. vitifolia
Wageneria longiceps (Hook.) Klotzsch
Wageneria longipes (Hook.) Klotzsch
Wageneria reniformis (Dryand.) Klotzsch
Wageneria vitifolia (Schott) Klotzsch

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: User:BotBln, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.