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Begonia robusta

Family
Begoniaceae (Begonia family)
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Sumatera to Lesser Sunda Is. (Bali), Sulawesi
Climate
wet tropical

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Begonia robusta is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae, native to several of the Greater Sunda Islands. It is a rhizomatous begonia.

Begonia robusta can be found in Jawa, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi, and Sumatra. It grows primarily upland of montane forests, and along water's edge near rivers and small island streams at elevations between 1,400 and 2,530 m (4,590 and 8,300 ft).

Other Begonia plants

Begonia abbottii · Begonia abbreviata · Maple Leaved Begonia · Ruby Begonia · Aconite Leaved Begonia · Begonia acutifolia · Begonia adamsensis · Begonia adpressa · Begonia adscendens · Begonia aequatorialis · Begonia aequilateralis · Begonia aeranthos

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Begonia robusta by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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