Notice

Colin Mills, compiler of the Hortus Camdenensis, died in late November 2012 after a short illness. As he always considered the Hortus his legacy, it is his family's intention to keep the site running in perpetuity. It will not, however, be updated in the near future.

Begoniaceae

A family of four genera and some 400 species, mainly from the tropics, particularly from South America.  [RHSD].  Only species of Begonia are represented in the Hortus.  Most if not all of these plants were probably grown in the glass-houses.

Plants in this Family

  1. Begonia ulmifolia Willd.
  2. Begonia stipulacea Willd.
  3. Begonia sanguinea Raddi
  4. Begonia rubra Blume
  5. Begonia reniformis Dryand.
  6. Begonia plantanifolia Schott
  7. Begonia picta Sm.
  8. Begonia ottonis Walp.
  9. Begonia octopetala L’Hér.
  10. Begonia nitida Dryand. var. odorata alba
  11. Begonia manicata Brongn.
  12. Begonia maculata Raddi
  13. Begonia insignis Graham
  14. Begonia hydrocotylifolia Otto ex Hook. var. hybrida
  15. Begonia geraniifolia Hook.
  16. Begonia fuschioides Hook.
  17. Begonia fischeri Schrank
  18. Begonia fischeri Otto & A.Dietr.
  19. Begonia dipetala Graham
  20. Begonia cucullata Willd. var. hookeri (Sweet) L.B.Sm. & B.G.Schub.
  21. Begonia coccinea Hook.
  22. Begonia albo-coccinea Hook.