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Begonia dichotoma Jacq.

kidney begonia

Native records: 5 botanical areas

Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, 2 more areas

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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Photograph of Begonia dichotoma

A subshrub of wet tropical climates. Native to Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of

    • BoliviaNative

  • Brazil

    • Brazil NortheastNative
    • Brazil SoutheastNative

  • Colombia

    • ColombiaNative

  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

    • VenezuelaNative

Climate of the native range

The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.

  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • Af Tropical, rainforest
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • Am Tropical, monsoon
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer

The same climate occurs in 142 areas worldwide, 137 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map

A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).

Other names

kidney begonia

Family
Begoniaceae
Genus
Begonia

Other species in Begonia

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Bolivia, Plurinational State of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Brazil · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Colombia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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Image information

  • Photograph of Begonia dichotoma

    Nikolaus Joseph (van) Jacquin (1727-1817) · Public domain · File page