Begonia family : BEGONIACEAE (DILLENIIDAE) in Australia

Flower Families

Don Herbison-Evans, (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) & Christine Ashe

Plant Classes

Begonia aconitifolia x coccinea hybrid 'Angels Wings' Cane Begonia Wyee, February 2007	Begonia coccinea cultorum Red Cane Begonia Sydney, August 2006	Begonia coccinea cultorum 'Orange Sherbet' Cane begonia Wyee, February 2007	Begonia listada Striped Begonia Wyee, February 2007
Begonia nelumbifolia Water-lily Begonia Wyee, February 2007	Begonia peltata Fuzzy Leaf Begonia Photos: courtesy of Rip Curtis Brisbane, April 2016	Begonia rex cultorum 'Kris Krinkle' Rex Begonia Wyee, February 2007	Begonia rex cultorum 'Maple Syrup' Rex Begonia Wyee, February 2007

Begonia semperflorens cultorum Wax Begonia Sydney, August 2006

Begonia tuberhybrida cultorum Tuberous Begonia Wyee, March 2007

Begonia hybrid White Cane Begonia Wyee, February 2007

Plants in BEGONIACEAE are the foodplants of the caterpillars of a number of Australian Moth species, including:

Theretra celerio	Euproctis lutea	Calliteara pura

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Australian butterflies

Australian Lepidoptera

Australian moths

(updated 4 January 2013, 31 December 2018, 8 January 2019)