Begonia hirtella | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Begoniaceae |
Genus: | Begonia |
Species: | B. hirtella
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Binomial name | |
Begonia hirtella | |
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Begonia hirtella, the bearded begonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae.[2] It is native to Jamaica, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, and southern Brazil, and has been introduced to many tropical locales around the world.[1] People apply its juices to their skin to treat itchiness from insect bites.[3]