begoniaceae


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Begoniaceae

[bə‚gō·nē′ās·ē‚ē]
(botany)
A family of dicotyledonous plants in the order Violales characterized by an inferior ovary, unisexual flowers, stipulate leaves, and two to five carpels.
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begonia

begonia

One of the most common houseplants. There are many edible varieties, including Wax Begonia and Tuberous Begonia. Double check online to make sure which ones. People all over the world have been consuming Begonias for a long time, both flowers and leaves, raw or cooked. Flowers have a citrus, sour taste and make a beautiful garnish.. Medicinally, they have been used to help glucose levels in diabetics, and made into tea for those with colds. Shoots have been used for stomach and spleen problems. Used for anti-tumor and anticancer properties. The leaves and flowers can be eaten raw, stems eaten like rhubarb. Contain oxalic acid, so don’t eat if you have kidney stones, gout or rheumatism. Don’t go crazy, start easy.
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The position of Anisophylleaceae within the Cucurbitales is unresolved; based on rbcL sequence data the family is sister to Datiscaceae, which in turn is sister to the Begoniaceae (Savolainen et al.
Aluminum hyperaccumulation in angiosperms: a review of its phylogenetic significance
In Ecuador, families with >50% endemicity are predominantly Andean (Actinidiaceae, Campanulaceae, Begoniaceae, Berberidaceae, and Ericaceae; Jorgensen & Leon-Yanez 1999).
Plant evolution and endemism in Andean South America: an introduction
The systematic relationship between Begoniaceae and Papaveraceae: A comparative study of their floral development.
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