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Begonia heracleifolia Schltdl. & Cham.

Starleaf Begonia

Native records: 10 botanical areas

Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, 7 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 heracleifolia

An epiphyte of seasonally dry tropical climates. Native to Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras.

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

Distribution areas

  • Belize

    • BelizeNative

  • Cuba

    • CubaIntroduced

  • Dominican Republic

    • Dominican RepublicIntroduced

  • El Salvador

    • El SalvadorNative

  • Guatemala

    • GuatemalaNative

  • Haiti

    • HaitiIntroduced

  • Honduras

    • HondurasNative

  • Mexico

    • Mexico CentralNative
    • Mexico GulfNative
    • Mexico NortheastNative
    • Mexico NorthwestNative
    • Mexico SoutheastNative
    • Mexico SouthwestNative

  • Puerto Rico

    • HaitiIntroduced
    • Puerto RicoIntroduced

  • Trinidad and Tobago

    • Trinidad-TobagoIntroduced

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
  • Am Tropical, monsoon
  • Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
  • BWh Arid, desert, hot
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • Af Tropical, rainforest
  • BSk Arid, steppe, cold
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer

The same climate occurs in 194 areas worldwide, 179 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).

Recorded medicinal uses

The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.

  • Begonia heracleifolia is recorded as used medicinally.

    Source location: p.247, right column, line 11

    World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715

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Other names

Starleaf Begonia、star begonia、star-leaf begonia

Family
Begoniaceae
Genus
Begonia

Other species in Begonia

Sources

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

    Belize · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Cuba · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Dominican Republic · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Guatemala · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Honduras · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Haiti · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Mexico · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Puerto Rico · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    El Salvador · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Trinidad and Tobago · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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