Begoniaceae

Begonia urophylla Hook.

Family: Begoniaceae
Genus: Begonia

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Begonia urophylla: Reported distribution depends on which name is used. Photo from El Dorado Reserve, northeastern Colombia. In context at www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/Flora/cucurbi — Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 尾叶秋海棠

Synonyms

Begonia boquetensis Irmsch.
Begonia santae-martae Irmsch.
Begonia setifera A.DC.
Begonia squamosa C.DC.
Begonia villipetiola C.DC.
Gireoudia setosa Klotzsch ex Klotzsch
Gireoudia setosa Klotzsch
Gireoudia urophylla (Hook.) Klotzsch

Flowers

In flower: November to March (from 25 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0, 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). About our plant data.